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Key Takeaways from the week Several teams are in the heart of their dual seasons and taking on ranked and conference opponents. While the weather took a toll on the number of events that actually happened, there was still some great wrestling this past week. Let’s take a look at some of those results, a few open tournament results, and a huge dual matchup between two #1 teams. Bearcats Shred the Competition at MoBap Open McKendree finished the day with 5 champions at the Missouri Baptist Open. A few notable wins were Julia Vidallon, who is listed on the roster as a 123lber, winning the tournament at 116lbs including a 7-4 decision win in the finals over #6 Caitlyn Thorne of Lindenwood. Vidallon had a tough draw at National Duals losing to both #2 Sydney Petzinger of North Central and #4 Melanie Mendoza of King. The win over Thorne is a big one, and seeing that 116 lbs is one of three weights where McKendree does not have a ranked wrestler, we could see Vidallon continuing to battle it out at the weight. #2 Cam Guerin showed her dominance winning her first three matches by fall in under a minute. Cayden Condit of Lindenwood held out a little longer in the finals match, but inevitably took the loss via fall to Guerin after 1:56 seconds. Guerin has been consistently dominant this season, with her toughest match being a close loss to then #3, now #1 Victoria Baez-Dilone of King. If the brackets line up correctly, these two could find themselves at the finals of the NCWWC in March, and I think after the close decision last time, I would take Guerin to get her revenge and win for the title. Nichole Moore at 123 lbs, #5 Alex Szkotnicki at 136 lbs, and #6 Viktorya Torres at 143 lbs were the other champs on the day for McKendree. The team had plans to compete in their own Bearcat Open, but that was unfortunately canceled due to weather. Their next dual will be Senior Night against Missouri Baptist before competing at regionals and then NCWWCs. It will be interesting to see how many Bearcats qualify for nationals and the much-anticipated return of Emma Bruntil. If I had to guess, I think that McKendree will outperform their fourth-place team ranking at Nationals. A Top-10 Conference Dual More Lopsided than Expected The #8 William Penn Statesmen hosted the #3 Grand View Vikings in a conference matchup this past week with potential for several ranked matchups. While the Vikings have more ranked wrestlers in their starting lineup, the Statesmen certainly have the talent to keep duals interesting. However, in this matchup, Grand View came out swinging winning the first 6 matches. Jalen Bets got the Vikings started with a tech fall followed by teammate Judy Sandoval getting a pin at 109 lbs. At 116 lbs, Mayagelie Colon got the upset win over #9 Catherine Steinkamp. Next, at 123 lbs, #9 Catharine Campbell got the tech fall over #18 Grecia Martinez 12-2. With Martinez putting up two points against her opponent, she finally got the Statesmen on the board. At 130 lbs, it looked like William Penn were going to finally get a win in this dual when #5 Joanna Vanderwood went up 8-0 early after a blast double into a leg lace with multiple turns. Action was stopped for injury time where it appeared Maya Davis of Grand View hurt her lower back before Vanderwood could complete another roll-through. After restarting with Vanderwood on top, she could not seem to get another turn, so the two were reset to neutral. From the tie, it appeared that Vanderwood attempted an arm spin, but landed on her back. From there, she is unable to react quickly enough to belly down and Davis catches her head and secures the pin for the Vikings. At 136 lbs, #3 Andrea Schlabach also gets a pin over Devin Patton. From there, the Statesmen began a streak of wins themselves, starting with the upset at 143 lbs with #14 Isabelle Hawley getting a 4-1 decision over #6 Madison Diaz. Next, up two weight classes from her usual 136 lbs spot, #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu teched #12 at 155 lbs Mahealani Ramirez in one of the premier matches of the night. Finally, Ashley Lekas who won U23 Nationals last season as part of the Augsburg team, returned to the mat for just her fourth match on the season and got the tech against #1 Abby McIntyre. Lekas has impressive wins in her career including a win against Joye Levendusky at the aforementioned USA Wrestling Nationals. This win over the #1 will certainly be an important part of her record as well. Barring future injuries like the one she’s dealt with this season, she should continue to shine against the toughest competition at the weight. With the dual already out of hand, the Vikings bookended the dual with a pin from #3 Olivia Brown at 191 lbs over Samantha Ruano. I had really looked forward to this dual as one that could shake out to be a 5-5 matchup with the dual coming down to a singular upset or bonus or criteria points. However, the Vikings had other plans and really solidified their top 3 ranking in this one. William Penn was also missing top-ranked Mia Palumbo here as well. We will see many of these matchups again at conferences, so there is certainly a chance for redemption for the Statesmen, but it could also provide another opportunity for Grand View to continue their dominant performances. #1 vs #1 Ends With Another Dominant Hawkeye Victory In a highly anticipated dual since its announcement, the #1 NAIA school, Life, took on the #1 NCAA school Iowa as part of a tri dual with Missouri Valley this past Sunday. After each team had dominant showings against Missouri Valley, it was time for the two to face off. We saw matchups between the teams at a few open tournaments this season, but both teams are extremely skilled dual teams with 19 of the 20 wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions. However, this matchup got out of hand quickly for Life. The first two matches were quick technical falls from #2 (NCAA) Sterling Dias and #2 (NCAA) Ava Bayless. Next, #3 Brianna Gonzalez got a pin in just over 2 minutes. #3 Felicity Taylor followed up quickly with a tech fall of her own. At 130 lbs, Life finally got one in the win column from #2 (NAIA) Sarah Savidge over Iowa’s #10 (NCAA) Emily Frost. I had 136 lbs circled after news earlier this month that both Nanea Estrella and Esther Han would not be continuing to compete this season, leaving the 136 lbs spot open to Lilly Luft. Luft struggled against some NCAA competition at National Duals in this spot, but got herself a win here over #9 (NAIA) Zaynah McBryde with a pin in the second minute of the match. As we continued into the McBryde section of Life’s lineup, I thought perhaps Life could string together a few more wins here. However, the rematch between #2 (NCAA) Reese Larramendy and #1 (NAIA) Jamilah McBryde was not as high-flying as their last matchup where the score was 22-20 before Larramendy got the win. Instead, Larramendy got the 12-4 decision. Similarly, while #2 (NAIA) Latifah McBryde kept it close with #1 (NCAA) Marlynne Deede, it wasn’t enough to get the win as Deede walked away with the 3-1 victory. From there, the Hawkeyes’ #1 (NCAA) Kylie Welker got a 23-second tech fall followed by a 2-0 decision at 191 lbs for the Hawkeyes as well from #3 Jaycee Foeller. This was a tough dual for Life, as even their top-ranked squad seemed a little outmatched in Carver-Hawkeye. In addition to Iowa just having a dominant squad, I do think they perform better warmed up with their wrestlers having a match or two already under their belt on the day. Regardless, feeling the pressure of this tough competition seems like a great opportunity to regroup back in the practice room for Life before conferences and nationals against NAIA competition. Coach Ashley Flavin had been hoping for this matchup from what she said to me in a preseason interview, as she is always looking to line up challenging competition for her team. If iron sharpens iron, then both of these teams should be set to slash through some competition for the rest of this season. Results this week in major NCAA, NCWA, and NAIA competitions William Penn (12) vs Grand View (33) MoBap Open VIEW BRACKETS Iowa Duals VIEW RESULTS Robert Horton Memorial Open VIEW BRACKETS Upcoming Events January 23: North Central vs University of Wisconsin-Stephens Point January 24: Central Methodist vs Baker January 25: Campbellsville vs Lourdes January 26: Indiana Tech Warrior Duals January 26: Menlo vs Vanguard January 27: Indiana Tech Warrior Open January 29: Grand View vs Missouri Valley

The crew is back and joined again by EIWA correspondent Austin Sommer to discuss all of the latest happenings in the collegiate wrestling world. Austin did commentary for Drexel's duals over the weekend and shares his thoughts on those duals, along with EIWA members Lehigh and Penn. The foursome then hits on Minnesota/Nebraska, Penn State/Michigan, coaches rankings and much more. For the full video: Click Here

This Friday marks the beginning of ACC conference duals with North Carolina facing Virginia Tech, Virginia traveling to Duke, and NC State heading north to Pittsburgh. Before we start ACC action let’s take a look back at the first half of the season and the highlights, and areas of focus, for each team moving forward. Duke: Dual Record: 4-8 The Blue Devils have had a very dual-heavy schedule and have traveled extensively already this season. They come into ACC competition at 4-8 and have faced five top-30 dual teams thus far. While their record isn’t stellar, they have performed well against similarly ranked teams with victories over Cleveland State, Kent State, and Davidson. They have shown improvement throughout the year after an 0-4 start. The Blue Devils have been led by Gaetano Console (165) and Connor Barket (285). Barket has stepped into 285 well and has looked better as the year has gone on. He placed eighth at the Southern Scuffle and has been consistent in duals for the Blue Devils. Duke has also had better results from Logan Agin at 125 and Logan Ferrero at 157 and both are off to stronger starts than last season and have both picked up big wins in duals. Duke isn’t in a position to be a threat for the ACC dual title, but I’m looking for them to continue to improve and have some guys positioned to make a push at the ACC Tournament. North Carolina: Dual Record: 7-5 The Tar Heels are in a transition year with Coach Rob Koll taking the helm early this fall, he retained Associate Head Coach Tony Ramos and rounded out his staff with Enock Francois and Ben Darmstadt. While they transition to the new staff, they have rolled out a very young lineup, having graduated over half of their starters from last season. There have been some growing pains, but there have also been some outstanding team performances already this year. The Tar Heels have not shied away from tough competition, facing five top-25 dual teams, going 1-4 in the process with a big win over Arizona State. They are still working to figure out their optimal lineup and have had multiple starters at different weights. They have been led by #5 Lachlan McNeil who is 17-2--his only losses to #4 Ryan Jack and #1 Real Woods--and 11 of his wins are bonus point wins. #29 Spencer Moore has also looked great coming back off a redshirt year, he enters ACC competition at 10-2. #18 Max Shaw has also had a solid season so far at 13-2; he has been much more offensive this year and it is paying off. The North Carolina staff will have some things to figure out before opening up in Blacksburg on Friday. The biggest focus for the team is to settle on a consistent lineup that is going to be the best combination to face ACC competition. On an individual basis, All-American #23 Gavin Kane has struggled recently and will need to regain his top form to compete in a weight with three top-20 ranked wrestlers at 184 in the conference. #8 NC State: Dual Record: 10-2 The Wolfpack enter ACC competition with one of the strongest lineups they have fielded. They opened the year running up nine straight dominant dual victories before dropping a tight dual to #7 Ohio State at the Collegiate Duals and a home dual to #4 Oklahoma State. They finished 4th in a deep CKLV field, bringing home titles from Kai Orine and Trent Hidlay, with Ryan Jack finishing as a runner-up and Ed Scott battling back for third. The Wolfpack comes into ACC duals with all 10 wrestlers ranked. #5 Kai Orine, #4 Ryan Jack, #3 Jackson Arrington, #7 Ed Scott, #6 Dylan Fishback and #4 Trent Hidlay have all earned top-10 rankings. Orine has looked solid at 133, rounding back into form after what seemed to be a slower start to the year; his losses are to #3 Daton Fix and #12 Nic Bouzakis. Ryan Jack has looked the best he ever has this season, he is more aggressive and is winning close matches that may have eluded him in previous years. Ed Scott had some early season road bumps but has looked incredible. Arrington has been phenomenal; he is 12-1 with a decision loss to Dylan D’Emilio at CKLV. I am very much looking forward to the renewed rivalry with #2 Caleb Henson. Trent Hidlay moved up to 197 for his final year of eligibility and looks healthy and happy at the new weight. The scary part is, he may be even better at 197 than he was at 184. He is 16-0 with 14 bonus point wins - one of the non-bonus was a seven-point decision. He still moves and attacks incredibly well at the higher weight and his underhook is as dangerous as ever. I love this weight for Trent and think he has great potential to get to the top step of the podium in March. There aren’t a lot of question marks for the Wolfpack, but there are a few things they will have to have solidified going into ACC duals. There is a real possibility that the dual title could swing based on the performance of Derek Fields at 165 and Alex Faison at 174. They are both talented and can go with anyone, but they will need to be on point in ACC duals for the Wolfpack to bring home another title. #25 Pittsburgh: Dual Record: 7-5 The Panthers put together an incredible non-conference schedule that is arguably one of the toughest in the country. They have wins over Maryland, #15 Lehigh, #27 Illinois, and #7 Ohio State. Their losses have come to #4 Oklahoma State, #5 Iowa State, #9 Cornell, #23 Arizona State, and #24 Navy. They have been able to maintain a very consistent starting lineup and have shown they can hang with anyone in the country. The Panthers have been buoyed by the strength of their upper weights. #14 Holden Heller (7-4), #15 Luca Augustine (10-2), #12 Reece Heller (12-4), #13 Mac Stout (14-3), and #12 Dayton Pitzer (8-4) have been key in their dual success. #29 Finn Solomon (149) came to Pitt as a transfer at 149 and has put together a solid season so far at 12-6. Pitt remains a dangerous dual team because of the consistency they have shown across the lineup. The biggest questions for the Panthers have been at 157, where they seem to have settled on Jared Keslar as the full-time starter, and at 141 where we have seen inconsistent performances from team captain and former All-American Cole Matthews. Matthews has shown moments of his full potential this year, including an upset of Jesse Mendez in the Ohio State dual, but has several unexpected losses. I trust that Cole will get back on track going into ACC competition where he will have some high-level competition to get back on the top of the podium. A new question mark came up in the Arizona State dual with Dayton Pitzer getting injured in the final match. His health and ability to wrestle could play a huge role in the shaping of the heavyweight field from the ACC. Virginia: Dual Record: 5-2 The story for the Hoos has been full of ups and downs this season. They entered the year with high expectations and a young, but dangerous, lineup. They have faced more adversity this year with injuries than most teams would in several years combined. At one point after a difficult Midlands, they had eight starters out of the lineup due to injuries and illness, but they continue to press on and have remained competitive despite many changes within their lineup. Their losses on the season are to Wisconsin and a one-point loss to a scrappy George Mason squad. They have had some stellar individual performances this season, and I’m hopeful that most of their starters are back to full strength coming into conference competition. They have been led by #14 Justin McCoy at 12-2. His losses are to #8 Phil Conigliaro by injury default in the Midlands semifinals and a sudden victory loss to #12 Max Maylor on a stalling point that was questionable, at best. #28 Dylan Cedeno has looked great with his move to 157; he is 10-2 on the year and I’m excited to see what he can do in the ACC when he is back to full strength. #33 Ryan Catka has been a great addition at the top of the lineup, holding an 8-2 record at 285. The Cavaliers have embraced the next-man-up mentality this season out of necessity. It speaks to the culture that Coach Garland has built that the wrestlers have stepped up to the challenge, some bumping weights and starting on short notice to help the team. The challenge for the Hoos entering conference duals is to put out the best, healthiest lineup possible to be competitive. At full strength, they can be a competitive team in the ACC and I’m hopeful they are able to show that over the next six weeks. #8 Virginia Tech: Dual Record: 4-3 The Hokies dual record isn’t a great depiction of the strength of this team with their three losses coming to #3 Mizzou, #7 Ohio State, and #9 Cornell. They also sent a bulk of their starters to the CKLV, Keystone Classic, and Midlands with some stellar individual results. Safe to say the Hokies are battle-tested coming into ACC competition. All 10 starters are ranked for the Hokies. They are led by #2 Caleb Henson (20-1), #2 Mekhi Lewis (7-0), #6 Cooper Flynn (8-2) and #8 Bryce Andonian (14-4) all in the top-10 with #11 Sam Latona (12-4) just outside. Henson has been a force of nature this year with 13 bonus point wins, including 3 falls, that have been critical to the team's success. He finished as runner-up at CKLV, falling in a tight bout to #1 Ridge Lovett after beating #3 Kyle Parco in the semis. Mekhi has been, well, Mekhi; consistent and impressive every time out and comes in with a 7-0 record. Andonian has looked incredible, other than a couple hiccups in matches he should have been more competitive. He injured his knee in a rematch with Meyer Shapiro and will be out for ACC duals, hoping for a postseason return. Cooper Flynn may be one of the more interesting stories this season. Initially, he was taking an Olympic Redshirt after making the U23 team and winning a Senior level international tournament. Returning All-American Eddie Ventresca was to hold down the spot again this season. A preseason injury to Ventresca turned out to be more significant than initially thought and though he made a go of it in the early season, it was clear that he was not in his best form. Flynn returned from redshirt in the second semester, knocking off CKLV champion Nico Provo in his first dual action and finishing fourth at Midlands in tournament action. He has since beaten then #2 Noah Surtin in dual action and is ranked in the top-10 for the Hokies in a very volatile 125 weight class. The question marks for the Hokies remain at the upper weights where they have established starters that have been pushed by a talented freshmen class. Dakota Howard has also returned for his final semester and is down to 184, he will be battling with Sam Fisher for the starting spot for the postseason. The Hokies will be in the thick of the fight for the ACC dual crown with NC State, and the final dual of the season could likely determine the team title.

It sounds like a broken record, but we have a new number one at 125 lbs...again. And again, it's Purdue's Matt Ramos. Ramos was previously ranked number two and defeated then-number one Drake Ayala in a dual Friday night. His notable wins this year are now Ayala, Dean Peterson, Tanner Jordan, Anthony Molton, Diego Sotelo, and the unofficial All-Star Classic major decision over Anthony Noto. The decision for #1 this week came down to Ramos or freshmen Luke Stanich and Braeden Davis. Stanich has notable wins over Eric Barnett, Cooper Flynn, Brett Ungar, and Sotelo. His only loss is to Troy Spratley, who was pinned over the weekend. Davis is unbeaten with wins over Michael DeAugustino and Brandon Kaylor. Each of the three have huge matches remaining on their respective schedules, so this could certainly change before the conference tournament season. 157 is another weight that has been difficult near the top. Levi Haines continues to win but the previous Michael Blockhus has recent wins over the #2 Jared Franek and the previous #3 Peyton Robb. There was some thought to making Blockhus #2; however, Franek has a slightly deeper catalog of high-quality wins from this season. For the full rankings: Click Here

Air Force (Overall: 2-4; Conference: 0-2): No Competition. Next Up: Air Force competes against SDSU and NDSU on the road on January 26th and 28th. California Baptist (Overall: 3-8; Conference: 0-5): Dual Results (NDSU) | Dual Results (SDSU) The Lancers took a road trip north to take on North Dakota State and South Dakota State over the weekend. They went 0-2, dropping 25-15 to NDSU and 39-3 against SDSu, but had some individuals get solid wins. Against NDSU, the team got off to a quick start with Eli Griffin getting a 20-second pin followed by Hunter Leake scoring a pin of his own. Nathan Haas scored a decision over Adam Cherne and Dayne Morton took Maxwell Petersen to OT, but dropped a 4-1 decision. Against SDSU, the team's lone win came at 165, where Drayden Morton beat two-time qualifier Tanner Cook 4-2. Eli Griffin dropped his match to Tanner Jordan 7-3 in a ranked matchup. Next Up: California Baptist has some time off before taking on Air Force on February 3rd. Iowa State (Overall: 9-1; Conference: 2-0): No Competition. Next Up: Iowa State duals Oklahoma on January 26th and Oklahoma State on January 27th. Missouri (Overall: 7-0; Conference: 3-0): No Competition. Next Up: Missouri hits the country roads to take on West Virginia on January 26th. North Dakota State (Overall: 3-6; Conference: 2-1): Dual Results (CBU) | Dual Results (UNCO) The Bison got their first Big 12 dual win of the season and quickly followed it up with a 2-0 performance on the weekend. They started with a 25-12 win over California Baptist, winning seven matches after giving up pins at 125 and 133. NDSU scored a pin of their own at 285 and nearly had one at 197 as well. They followed that win up with a 27-14 dual win over Northern Colorado. They won six matches there, getting bonus points from 141-165 plus a forfeit at heavyweight. Despite Kellyn March returning earlier this season, Maxwell Petersen started in both duals and went 2-0. Next Up: NDSU has five duals remaining and all are in the conference. They’ll start with Air Force at home on January 28th. Northern Colorado (Overall: 8-4; Conference: 1-3): Dual Results (SDSU) | Dual Results (NDSU) The Bears had a tough 0-2 weekend against the Dakota schools. They started with a 29-16 loss to SDSU, but Stevo Poulin and Dom Serrano got ranked wins over Tanner Jordan and Derrick Cardinal respectively. Derek Matthews also pinned two-time qualifier Tanner Cook in the first minute of their match. The team had their second conference loss with a 27-14 result against NDSU. Poulin and Serrano again led the way with wins early, but the team wasn’t able to overcome bonus point losses from 141-165. Travis Mastrogiovanni and Xavier Vasquez got wins, but had to forfeit at heavyweight. The team was also missing 157 starter Vinny Zerban who likely would have made things closer. Next Up: The Bears next dual Big 12 opponent Wyoming on January 26th. Northern Iowa (Overall: 3-4; Conference: 2-0): No Competition. Next Up: The Panthers have conference duals against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma on January 26th and 27th. Oklahoma (Overall: 5-3; Conference: 2-2): No Competition. Next Up: The Sooners dual Iowa State and Northern Iowa on January 26th and 27th at home. Oklahoma State (Overall: 8-0; Conference: 3-0): Dual Results The Cowboys stayed undefeated with a 27-9 win over Oregon State in a dual with seven matches that were within a takedown. Troy Spratley was hit with a Brandon Kaylor suck-back and was pinned in the second period. Fix scored a dominant tech fall over Gabe Whisenhunt, before Tagen Jamison was upset by Cleveland Belton and a lone takedown. Sammy Alvarez got another start and ranked win, taking out Nash Singleton in overtime. That started a run for the Cowboys, as they won the rest of the matches. Brayden Thompson took out a bumped-up Matthew Olguin in overtime, Dustin Plott showed some impressive defense to beat Trey Munoz, and Luke Surber and Konner Doucet both went to overtime to get wins themselves. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but the team showed a lot of guts to come out on the right side of so many close matches. Next Up: Oklahoma State duals Northern Iowa and Iowa State on January 26th and 27th. South Dakota State (Overall: 8-2; Conference: 2-0): Dual Results (CBU) | Dual Results (UNCO) The Jackrabbits swept their conference opponents at home this weekend, beating Northern Colorado 29-16 before a 39-3 win over California Baptist. Tanner Jordan lost a match to returning Big 12 champ Stevo Poulin but bounced back with a 7-3 win over red-hot Eli Griffin. Clay Carlson, Alek Martin, Cael Swensen, Cade DeVos, Bennett Berge, and Tanner Sloan all went undefeated on the weekend. DeVos, Berge, and Sloan all had bonus points as well, scoring five techs and a 46-second pin. Tanner Cook had a rough weekend, getting pinned in a minute against UNC before a 4-2 loss against CBU. Next Up: South Dakota State wrestles Air Force at home on January 26th. Utah Valley (Overall: 1-3; Conference: 0-3): Dual Results The Wolverines competed against Big 12 opponent Wyoming and dropped a 22-12 dual. They got wins from Haiden Drury, Mahorni Rushton, Evan Bockman, and Chase Trussell. Drury beat ranked true freshman Cole Brooks with an escape and riding time. Evan Bockman scored another ranked win over Joey Novak with an overtime takedown win, flipping their CKLV result. That is now Bockman’s third consecutive win over a ranked Big 12 wrestler. Next Up: Utah Valley has duals against North Dakota State and South Dakota State on February 2nd and 3rd. West Virginia (Overall: 8-2; Conference: 2-2): No Competition. Next Up: West Virginia hosts Missouri in a big conference dual January 26th before traveling to take on Morgan State on January 28th. Wyoming (Overall: 5-5; Conference: 3-3): Dual Results Wyoming beat Utah Valley 22-12 and improved to .500 for duals this season. Jore Volk, Garrett Ricks, and Sloan Swan all scored bonus points in their matches, while Gabe Willochell, Cooper Voorhees, and Quayin Short managed to get decision wins. Swan may have had one of the most impressive performances, coming from behind down 5-0 to winning 17-7. The team lost close matches at 141 and 197, with Joey Novak losing in sudden victory to Evan Bockman. Next Up: Wyoming remains on the road with a dual against Northern Colorado on January 26th.

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This weekend was an odd one for the MAC. There were a couple of key duals on Friday with nothing on Saturday and a quad taking center stage on Sunday. The upcoming weeks should have more MAC-action and fewer breaks. Even so, there was plenty to be learned from the action that did take place. Among them, a huge individual matchup, the defending champions taking a loss, and a MAC dual nestled inside Sunday’s quad. Though we didn’t get in-depth on the Northern Illinois/Cleveland State dual (28-15 NIU), the Huskies lightweights led the way with wins at the first five weights. Ohio takes control at 157 lbs In our “32 Key Matches to Watch the Weekend” article the lone MAC match highlighted was the 157 lb tilt between #17 Peyten Keller (Ohio) and #25 DJ McGee (George Mason). The dual itself featured a pair of MAC squads that may be overlooked and seemingly had the potential to be outside threats for a conference title. The Bobcats made a statement early and often with wins in the first three matches. After a pin by George Mason’s Kaden Cassidy at 149 lbs, the stage was set for the big battle at 157 lbs. Kellar and McGee were scoreless through the first period. The OU star started the second period on the bottom and within the first minute earned a reversal after McGee was a little loose on his leg ride. Kellar proceeded to ride McGee for the remainder of the second stanza and generated enough riding time to earn a point. He would choose neutral in the final period and neither wrestler was able to score. Kellar’s win puts him in the driver’s seat in a strong MAC weight class that also features 2023 champion Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan). At the Midlands, McGee edged Lovett, 3-2. The second half of the dual played out similar to the first with Ohio sweeping the remaining bouts. At 165 and 174 lbs, the Bobcats won a pair of two-point bouts, which preceded a 15-0 tech fall from Zayne Lehman at 184 lbs. Lehman’s victim, Malachi Duvall, was named the conference’s wrestler of the week for the previous week’s worth of action. Ohio closed the dual with a slight upset at 285 lbs as Jordan Greer defeated the previously ranked Chad Nix, 4-2. When the smoke cleared, it was a 29-6 win for Ohio and they took nine of ten bouts from the Patriots. Joel Greenlee’s team earned their first MAC win of the season and now move to 5-3 overall. That surpasses the win total from the 2022-23 squad with about a month’s worth of action still ahead. This week Ohio will travel to take on in-state rival Cleveland State. George Mason is also on the road as they’ll head up to Pennsylvania to face Lock Haven and Bloomsburg. Buffalo Stampede With apologies to our football fans in Western New York, the best performance from a Buffalo team over the past three days belonged to the men on the mat Friday night. John Stutzman’s Bulls traveled to two-time defending MAC champion Lock Haven’s gym and came away with a rather surprisingly lopsided victory, 23-12. Lock Haven flexed their muscles in the early going with wins in three of the first four matches resulting in a 12-4 lead. That’s all the Bald Eagles could muster as Buffalo swept the final six weight classes. The 174 lb bout featured a pair of past national qualifiers clashing and it was Buffalo’s Jay Nivison who got his hand raised after the hard-fought 3-2 victory. A match earlier, Hunter Shaut got by Eric Alderfer 7-4 in sudden victory. Buffalo’s big men proved to be two of their highest-scoring team members on the night. Sam Mitchell cruised to a 15-3 major decision at 197 lbs, while Magnus Bibla racked up 11 points on Ethan Miller to finalize the 23-12 win. The win was the third for Buffalo in the MAC this year and the eighth overall. Buffalo will be off next weekend, while Lock Haven has a busy week that includes duals with George Mason, Rider, and the Mat-Town Open. Clarion Goes 3-0 The notable event for the conference on Sunday was the quad at Clarion. The hosts went a perfect 3-0 on the day downing Kent State, Long Island, and Morgan State. Of the 30 matches contested between those three duals, Clarion was victorious in 25 of those. While there were many standouts for Clarion, Alejandro Herrera-Rondon was the only Golden Eagle wrestler to amass bonus points in all three of his matches. Herrera-Rondon ran the gambit on bonus point wins with a major decision, a tech, and a fall. His three wins brought his season record up to 15-6. The most important of the three wins for Keith Ferraro’s squad was the 24-10 victory against MAC opponent Kent State. His team now moves to 3-1 in the conference. The Golden Flashes saw Pablo Castro (133), Aaron Ferguson (165), and Blake Schaffer (197) grab wins against Clarion. Schaffer did so via major decision and improved to 19-7 on the year. It’ll be nothing but conference duals from here on out for Clarion. Next week’s challenger is Edinboro, who is looking to bounce back after a 44-0 loss against one of the league’s favorites, Central Michigan. Kent State has the week off before traveling back to Pennsylvania for a dual with Bloomsburg on February 3rd.

This morning, the NCAA released the first set of Coaches Rankings for the 2023-24 season. These rankings will play a part in determining which wrestlers earn automatic qualifying bids for their respective conferences. To make the list, a wrestler must have met the mininum of eight DI matches for the year, competed once within the last 30 days, and have been designated the starter by their coach. Full Coaches Rankings can be found here

We’re nearing February and The NCAA released statistical award leaders last week for falls and tech falls. Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force/285) had two pins this weekend to tie for the DI lead with Indiana 197lber Gabe Sollars. Two alumni of Malvern Prep (Pa.) lead the country in technical falls. Michael Beard (Lehigh, 197) came into the weekend with one more than Nick Feldman (Ohio St., 285). Beard posted one more while Feldman teched both of last weekend’s opponents. Their DI-high mark stands at 11 each. Additionally, lead InterMat Editor, Earl Smith, dove into undefeated wrestlers and their chances of remaining unscathed (based on remaining schedule). And while stewing on the dominance and offensive proliferation of Penn State’s Mitch Mesenbrink (he’s scored double-digit points in every bout but one this year), I went down the rabbit hole of ‘dominance,’ and didn’t stop until I ran the numbers for every remaining undefeated DI wrestler remaining (sans redshirts). The NCAA will eventually come out with its own ‘most dominant’ list. But for my purposes, I’m defining it as ‘most team points per bout’. There are a few guidelines to note: 1. I did not count the All-Star Classic. Wrestlers with a loss at that event have an asterisk. 2. I counted matches against all divisions, not just D1 vs. D1. 3. I counted matches against teammates. 4. Forfeits are not included. So here are the results listed by the highest team point average per bout. 1. Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force, 285* - 5.6 pts. per bout 2. Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa - 5.5 3. Aaron Brooks, Penn St., 197 - 5.4 4. Carter Starocci, Penn St., 174 - 5.3 5. (tie) Keegan O’Toole, Missouri, 165 - 5 5. (tie) Stephen Buchanan, Oklahoma, 197 - 5 7. (tie) Trent Hidlay, NC State, 197 - 4.9 7. (tie) Vinny Zerban, Northern Colorado, 157 - 4.9 9. (tie) Dylan Ragusin, Michigan, 133 - 4.8 9. (tie) Mitch Mesenbrink, Penn St., 165 - 4.8 9. (tie) Zach Elam, Missouri, 285 - 4.8 12. Daton Fix, Oklahoma St., 133 - 4.5 13. (tie) Ridge Lovett, Nebraska, 149 - 4.3 13. (tie) Jon Poznanski, Rutgers, 197 - 4.3 15. (tie) Beau Bartlett, Penn St., 141 - 4.2 15. (tie) Levi Haines, Penn St., 157 - 4.2 15. (tie) Zach Glazier, Iowa, 197 - 4.2 Note: Glazier includes 6pts for Ferrari DQ 18. Younger Bastida, Iowa St., 285 - 4.1 19. Ryan Crookham, Lehigh, 133 - 4 20. (tie) Real Woods, Iowa, 141 - 3.9 20. (tie), Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech, 174* - 3.9 20. (tie) Greg Kerkvliet, Penn St., 285 - 3.9 23. Braeden Davis, Penn St., 125 - 3.9 24. Rocky Elam, Missouri, 197 - 3.6 Some observations: Hendrickson has eleven pins in fourteen matches with one decision, one major, and one tech. Two of his falls were against non-DI opponents. But the man is as close to perfect as can be fathomed. 5.6!? That’s ridiculous. You might think it’s crazy that we’re almost in February and PSU still has seven undefeated wrestlers. But that number goes to eight if you include 149lber Tyler Kasak whose only loss was to teammate Beau Bartlett. It should be noted that Penn State’s match count is lower than most other programs. Their team leader in wins is Mesenbrink with 13 and four of their seven undefeated guys have less than ten bouts wrestled. In addition to the three Penn State freshmen who remain undefeated, Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham is the fourth, and, of course, with the win over returning NCAA Champion Arujau, the only freshman ranked #1 in the country. Stephen Buchanan has been a machine. While averaging a tech worth of points thru 19 bouts, he’s recorded seven techs and seven pins. (Three of those came vs. non-DI.) Two wrestlers who lost in the All Star Classic are otherwise undefeated. Wyatt Hendrickson (to Kerkvliet) and Mekhi Lewis (to Carter Starocci). The Elam brothers close the door for the Mizzou Tigers at 197 and 285 and neither has suffered a loss this season.

Saturday’s Dual Results Harvard 43 Sacred Heart 3 125 - Diego Sotelo (Harvard) FFT 133 - Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) dec Coleman Nogle (Harvard) 7-3 141 - Dante Frinzi (Harvard) maj Vincent Milazzo (Sacred Heart) 12-1 149 - Jack Crook (Harvard) tech Mike McGhee (Sacred Heart) 23-6 157 - Jimmy Harrington (Harvard) tech Connor MacDonald (Sacred Heart) 19-4 165 - Joshua Kim (Harvard) tech Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 18-2 174 - Phillip Congiliaro (Harvard) tech Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) 18-2 184 - Peter Ferraro (Harvard) tech Nicky Eboli (Sacred Heart) 17-2 197 - Alex Whitworth (Harvard) tech Jake Trovato (Sacred Heart) 15-0 285 - Nick Marcenelle (Harvard) tech Marc Berisha (Sacred Heart) 7-6 Bucknell 41 Morgan State 9 125 - Isaac Sheehan (Morgan State) dec Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 7-6 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) tech Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) 20-3 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) tech Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 22-7 149 - Riley Bower (Bucknell) maj Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 12-4 157 - Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) InjDef Nick Delp (Bucknell) 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 15-5 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) fall Cort Vann (Morgan State) 3:42 184 - Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) fall Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 4:21 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) fall Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 3:50 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) tech Tyler Stewart (Morgan State) 17-0 Lehigh 23 Navy 15 125 - Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) fall Dayton DelViscio (Navy) 1:01 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 10-3 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-3 149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) 6-5 157 - Max Brignola (Lehigh) fall Jonathan Ley (Navy) 6:22 165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec Jake Logan (Lehigh) 6-4 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2-0 184 - David Key (Navy) dec Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-3 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech Daniel Williams (Navy) 21-5 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec Grady Griess (Navy) 11-4 North Dakota State 25 California Baptist 15 125 - Eli Griffin (California Baptist) fall Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) :20 133 - Hunter Leake (California Baptist) fall Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) 6:12 141 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) dec Darren Green (California Baptist) 9-6 149 - Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 4-1SV 157 - Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) dec Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) 9-4 165 - Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) dec Drayden Morton (California Baptist) 4-0 174 - Gaven Sax (North Dakota State) maj Justin Phillips (California Baptist) 8-0 184 - Nathan Haas (California Baptist) dec Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) 7-2 197 - Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) dec Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 13-7 285 - Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) fall Chris Island (California Baptist) 2:18 Wyoming 22 Utah Valley 12 125 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) tech Yusief Lillie (Utah Valley) 15-0 133 - Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) maj Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) 16-5 141 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) dec Cole Brooks (Wyoming) 2-0 149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) 6-0 157 - Sloan Swan (Wyoming) maj Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) 17-7 165 - Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) dec Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley) 12-10 174 - Quayin Short (Wyoming) dec Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) 3-2 184 - Mahonri Rushton (Utah Valley) dec Tyce Raddon (Wyoming) 10-4 197 - Evan Bockman (Utah Valley) dec Joey Novak (Wyoming) 4-1SV 285 - Chase Trussell (Utah Valley) dec Mason Ding (Wyoming) 8-3 Sunday’s Dual Results Penn State 35 Michigan State 0 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 7-3 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) tech Andy Hampton (Michigan State) 18-3 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Jordan Hamden (Michigan State) 8-2 149 - David Evans (Penn State) dec Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 4-2 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Chase Saldate (Michigan State) 7-6TB 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) maj Caleb Fish (Michigan State) 18-9 174 - Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State) 8-1 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) dec Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 4-2 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech Kael Wisler (Michigan State) 21-6 285 - Lucas Cochran (Penn State) dec Josh Terrill (Michigan State) 5-0 Lock Haven 35 Bloomsburg 9 125 - Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) fall Logan Sallot (Lock Haven) 5:38 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) tech Major Lewis (Bloomsburg) 19-2 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) FFT 149 - Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) tech Cade Balestrini (Bloomsburg) 17-1 157 - Connor Eck (Lock Haven) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 5-1 165 - Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 3-0 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) maj Nolan Zeigler (Bloomsburg) 12-3 184 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) tech Tanner Culver (Bloomsburg) 21-4 197 - Brad Morrison (Lock Haven) maj David Tuttle (Bloomsburg) 9-0 285 - Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) dec Tyler McCatharn (Bloomsburg) 5-2 Chattanooga 31 VMI 13 125 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) FFT 133 - Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) 7-4 141 - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) fall Patrick Jordon (VMI) 6:17 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) dec Ryan Vigil (VMI) 9-5 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Josh Yost (VMI) 15-3 165 - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) fall Caleb Chandler (VMI) 1:22 174 - Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) 9-5 184 - Toby Schoffstall (VMI) maj Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 17-5 184 - David Harper (Chattanooga) fall Josh Evans (VMI) 1:07 285 - Tyler Mousaw (VMI) dec Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga) 1-0 Nebraska 27 Purdue 14 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) tech Alan Koehler (Nebraska) 19-4 133 - Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) dec Dustin Norris (Purdue) 6-2 141 - Blake Cushing (Nebraska) dec Greyson Clark (Purdue) 7-5 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) fall Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 6:12 157 - Joey Blaze (Purdue) fall Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 6:22 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) maj Stoney Buell (Purdue) 14-6 174 - Brody Baumann (Purdue) dec Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) 7-2 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec James Rowley (Purdue) 7-1 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 19-4 285 - Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) dec Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 5-0 Michigan 23 Rutgers 10 125 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) dec Dean Peterson (Rutgers) 2-1 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) dec Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 8-5 141 - Sergio Lemley (Michigan) dec Mitch Moore (Rutgers) 10-7SV 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Fidel Mayora (Michigan) 10-4 157 - Will Lewan (Michigan) maj Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 10-2 165 - Cam Amine (Michigan) dec Luke Gayer (Rutgers) 4-1SV 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec Joseph Walker (Michigan) 5-1 184 - Jaden Bullock (Michigan) maj Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 13-3 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) maj Rylan Rogers (Michigan) 11-3 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) dec Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 4-0 Appalachian State 33 The Citadel 4 125 - Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) maj Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 12-2 133 - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec George Rosas (The Citadel) 4-1 141 - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) maj Riley Edwards (Appalachian State) 10-2 149 - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) 2-1TB 157 - Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec Hayden Watson (The Citadel) 12-9SV 165 - Will Miller (Appalachian State) maj Ben Haubert (The Citadel) 8-0 174 - Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) tech Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 16-0 184 - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) maj Adam Ortega (The Citadel) 12-4 197 - Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) dec Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) 8-1 285 - Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) maj Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) 14-5 Appalachian State 51 Greensboro 3 125 - Noah Luna (Appalachian State) FFT 133 - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) fall Quadir Medley (Greensboro) 2:15 141 - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) dec Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 4-1 149 - Kai O’Dell (Appalachian State) FFT 157 - Anthony Conetta (Appalachian State) fall Ethan Kring (Greensboro) 1:46 165 - Drake Acklin (Appalachian State) fall Nicholas Menjivar (Greensboro) :58 174 - Oren Bost (Appalachian State) tech Deven Ashley (Greensboro) 19-3 184 - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) fall Omori Lee (Greensboro) 1:54 197 - Gunnar Pool (Appalachian State) maj Khalil Belk (Greensboro) 15-2 285 - James Bankston (Appalachian State) fall Dominic Harris (Greensboro) 5:29 North Dakota State 27 Northern Colorado 14 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) tech Ryan Henningson (North Dakota State) 22-5 133 - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Fernando Barreto (North Dakota State) 5-1 141 - Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) maj Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) 14-3 149 - Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) maj Killian Schultz (Northern Colorado) 11-2 157 - Landon Johnson (North Dakota State) maj Roman Cruz (Northern Colorado) 15-4 165 - Brendan Howes (North Dakota State) fall Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) 1:37 174 - Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) dec Mason Gode (North Dakota State) 4-0 184 - Adam Cherne (North Dakota State) dec Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) 11-6 197 - Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) dec Spencer Mooberry (North Dakota State) 8-2 285 - Devon Dawson (North Dakota State) FFT Indiana 21 Maryland 15 125 - Michael Spangler (Indiana) maj Tommy Capul (Maryland) 15-3 133 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) tech Cayden Rooks (Indiana) 18-3 141 - Kal Miller (Maryland) dec Danny Fongaro (Indiana) 5-2 149 - Ethen Miller (Maryland) maj Graham Rooks (Indiana) 12-1 157 - Brayton Lee (Indiana) maj Michael North (Maryland) 15-4 165 - Tyler Lillard (Indiana) dec AJ Rodrigues (Maryland) 7-3 174 - DJ Washington (Indiana) dec Dom Solis (Maryland) 4-1 184 - Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) maj Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 13-3 197 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) dec Gabe Sollars (Indiana) 4-1SV 285 - Nick Willham (Indiana) dec Seth Nevills (Maryland) 4-2 Presbyterian 30 Queens 15 125 - Daniel Graham (Queens) FFT 133 - Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) dec Griffin Gonzales (Queens) 10-8 141 - Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) tech Connor Goodman (Queens) 20-5 149 - Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) fall Riley Curran (Queens) 4:24 157 - Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) dec Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens) 8-4 165 - Vladimir Sukhikh (Queens) dec Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 3-2 174 - Nathan Furman (Presbyterian) fall Greg Merriman (Queens) 2:55 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) maj D’Andree Hunt (Queens) 10-2 197 - Riley Kuhn (Queens) fall George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 4:22 285 - Nathan Carnes (Presbyterian) dec Jamikael Lytle (Queens) 14-13 Clarion 24 Kent State 10 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Aden Benavidez (Kent State) 8-1 133 - Pablo Castro (Kent State) dec TJ England (Clarion) 8-1 141 - Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) dec Billy Meiszner (Kent State) 9-3 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) dec Matt Ryan (Kent State) 4-1 157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) fall Keegan Knapp (Kent State) 3:00 165 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) dec Eli Brinsky (Clarion) 8-2 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec AJ Burkhart (Kent State) 5-1 184 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) maj Kyle Snider (Kent State) 12-3 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) maj Ethan Wiant (Clarion) 9-1 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) dec Josh Boggan (Kent State) 6-4 Long Island 25 Morgan State 9 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 16-1 133 - Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) dec Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 11-10 141 - Devin Matthews (Long Island) dec Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 7-2 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) maj Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 12-4 157 - Rhise Royster (Long Island) dec Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) 12-6 165 - Jake Marsh (Morgan State) fall James Johnston (Long Island) 5:45 174 - Corey Connolly (Long Island) dec Cort Vann (Morgan State) 14-9 184 - Gavin Claro (Long Island) maj Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 11-2 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) dec Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 2-1 285 - Double FFT Kent State 38 Morgan State 6 125 - Julian Dawson (Morgan State) fall Aden Benavidez (Kent State) 4:39 133 - Pablo Castro (Kent State) fall Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) 2:16 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) tech Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 17-1 149 - Matt Ryan (Kent State) dec Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 4-2 157 - Dillon Carlson (Kent State) dec Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) 8-1 165 - Ethan Barr (Kent State) dec Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 12-9 174 - AJ Burkhart (Kent State) fall Cort Vann (Morgan State) 2:00 184 - Kyle Snider (Kent State) dec Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 8-1 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 9-3 285 - Josh Boggan (Kent State) FFT Clarion 39 Long Island 6 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) fall Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) 7:00 133 - TJ England (Clarion) tech Christopher Betancourt (Long Island) 18-2 141 - Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 5-4 149 - Drew Witham (Long Island) dec Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 2-1 157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) maj Rhise Royster (Long Island) 9-0 165 - Eli Brinsky (Clarion) fall James Johnston (Long Island) 5:39 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) fall Corey Connelly (Long Island) 2:22 184 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) dec Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) 8-5 197 - John Dusza (Long Island) dec Ethan Wiant (Clarion) 6-2 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) FFT Clarion 50 Morgan State 0 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) tech Julian Dawson (Morgan State) 20-2 133 - TJ England (Clarion) fall Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) :29 141 - David McClelland (Clarion) fall Thomas Fierro (Morgan State) 3:39 149 - Kyle Schickel (Clarion) maj Aaron Turner (Morgan State) 14-1 157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) tech Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) 15-0 165 - Eli Brinsky (Clarion) dec Jake Marsh (Morgan State) 5-2SV 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) fall Cort Vann (Morgan State) 1:47 184 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) tech Kyle Grey (Morgan State) 16-1 197 - Ethan Wiant (Clarion) maj Nathanic Kendricks (Morgan State) 8-0 285 - Austin Chapman (Clarion) FFT Kent State 26 Long Island 7 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) maj Nico Calello (Kent State) 12-1 133 - Pablo Castro (Kent State) maj Kaelen Francois (Long Island) 10-0 141 - Billy Meiszner (Kent State) dec Devin Matthews (Long Island) 9-2 149 - Matt Ryan (Kent State) dec Drew Witham (Long Island) 3-2 157 - Keegan Knapp (Kent State) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 4-1SV 165 - Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) maj James Johnston (Long Island) 8-0 174 - AJ Burkhart (Kent State) dec Corey Connelly (Long Island) 9-5 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Kyle Snider (Kent State) 11-4 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec John Dusza (Long Island) 10-7 285 - Josh Boggan (Kent State) dec Jared Tracey (Long Island) 6-3SV Hofstra 21 Franklin & Marshall 16 125 - Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) FFT 133 - Mason Leiphart (F&M) maj Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) 13-0 141 - Pat Phillips (F&M) dec Alex Turley (Hofstra) 5-2 149 - Noah Tapia (Hofstra) maj Josh Hillard (F&M) 14-5 157 - Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec Dominic Wheatley (F&M) 7-4 165 - Jake Slotnick (Hofstra) dec Josh Palmucci (F&M) 5-2 174 - Noah Fox (F&M) dec Ross McFarland (Hofstra) 5-4 184 - James Conway (F&M) dec Will Conlon (Hofstra) 8-1 197 - John Crawford (F&M) dec Nik Miller (Hofstra) 7-2 285 - Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) tech Harrison Shapiro (F&M) 16-1 Ohio State 27 Wisconsin 15 125 - Eric Barnett (Ohio State) fall Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) :32 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) maj Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 19-11 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) tech Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) 21-5 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 12-4 157 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) dec Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) 4-2 165 - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) tech Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) 18-3 174 - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) dec Max Maylor (Wisconsin) 7-3 184 - Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) maj Seth Shumate (Ohio State) 14-3 197 - Luke Geog (Ohio State) dec Joshua Otto (Wisconsin) 8-2 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Gannon Rosenfeld (Wisconsin) 19-3 South Dakota State 39 California Baptist 3 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Eli Griffin (California Baptist) 7-3 133 - Logan Graf (South Dakota State) maj Mitch Neiner (California Baptist) 10-1 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) dec Darren Green (California Baptist) 8-2 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) dec Dayne Morton (California Baptist) 5-1 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) maj Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist) 15-2 165 - Drayden Morton (California Baptist) dec Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 4-2 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Justin Phillips (California Baptist) 23-4 184 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) fall Nathan Haas (California Baptist) :46 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) tech Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) 17-1 285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) fall Chris Island (California Baptist) 2:59 Bucknell 31 American 9 125 - Shamil Kalmatov (American) fall Grayson McLellan (Bucknell) 1:34 133 - Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec Max Leete (American) 5-3 141 - Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec Cael McIntyre (American) 5-2 149 - Jack Nies (American) dec Aiden Davis (Bucknell) 8-3 157 - Kolby DePron (Bucknell) dec Ryan Zimmerman (American) 6-0 165 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) fall Breon Phifer (American) 2:31 174 - Myles Takats (Bucknell) maj Lucas White (American) 13-4 184 - Mikey Bartush (Bucknell) maj Brad Kata (American) 14-2 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) tech Liam Volk-Klos (American) 15-0 285 - Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec Will Jarrell (American) 7-2 Stanford 20 Penn 16 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) dec Nico Provo (Stanford) 11-8SV 133 - Michael Colaiocco (Penn) maj Dom Lajoie (Stanford) 14-4 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Jason Miranda (Stanford) 7-2 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec Andy Troczynski (Penn) 5-1 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) maj Lucas Revano (Penn) 14-3 165 - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) dec Kaya Sement (Penn) 11-4 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) 4-0 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Jack Darrah (Stanford) 8-2 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) maj Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 12-4 285 - Peter Ming (Stanford) dec John Stout (Penn) 4-0 Central Michigan 44 Edinboro 0 125 - Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) tech Caleb Edwards (Edinboro) 17-1 133 - Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) maj Lane Aikey (Edinboro) 10-0 141 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) fall Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 1:29 149 - Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) fall Colin Roberts (Edinboro) 1:51 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) tech Gannon Jaquay (Edinboro) 18-3 165 - Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) maj Max Kirby (Edinboro) 11-2 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) maj Joey Arnold (Edinboro) 11-2 184 - Adrien Cramer (Central Michigan) dec Brody Evans (Edinboro) 5-1 197 - Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) dec Jack Kilner (Edinboro) 2-0 285 - Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) maj Nick Lodato (Edinboro) 11-2 Arizona State 21 Pittsburgh 20 125 - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) dec Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh) 6-1 133 - Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh) dec Tristan Mascarenas (Arizona State) 5-0 141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) maj Cody Foote (Arizona State) 10-2 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) 9-2 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) tech Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) 21-6 165 - Chance McLane (Arizona State) dec Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) 4-1 174 - Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) maj Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 14-2 184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) tech Shay Addison (Arizona State) 21-5 197 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) maj Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) 11-2 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) InjDef Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) Oklahoma State 27 Oregon State 9 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) fall Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) 4:47 133 - Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) tech Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 22-6 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) dec Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) 4-3 149 - Sammy Alvarez (Oklahoma State) dec Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 4-1SV 157 - Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) dec Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 4-2 165 - Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) maj Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) 10-1 174 - Brayden Thompson (Oklahoma State) dec Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 4-1SV 184 - Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) dec Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 4-3 197 - Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) dec Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) 9-6 285 - Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) dec Boone McDermott (Oregon State) 2-1TB Binghamton 18 Navy 17 125 - Carson Wagner (Binghamton) maj Dayton DelViscio (Navy) 13-5 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Brendan Ferretti (Navy) 5-1 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) tech Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 20-5 149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) 5-2 157 - Jonathan Ley (Navy) dec Carter Baer (Binghamton) 6-2 165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) dec Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) 5-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) 4-1SV 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec David Key (Navy) 8-3 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) tech Daniel Williams (Navy) 20-4 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Grady Griess (Navy) 6-2 Army West Point 22 Binghamton 11 125 - Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec Carson Wagner (Binghamton) 8-2 133 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Micah Roes (Binghamton) 8-4 141 - Logan Brown (Army West Point) dec Ivan Garcia (Binghamton) 8-2 149 - Matt Williams (Army West Point) dec Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) 11-7 157 - Nate Lukez (Army West Point) maj Carter Baer (Binghamton) 11-3 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 6-1 174 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) 6-5 184 - Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) 3-2 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) tech Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) 18-2 285 - Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) dec Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton) 5-0 Cal Poly 43 CSU Bakersfield 3 125 - Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) dec Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) 4-1 133 - Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) fall Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) 1:47 141 - Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) dec Louie Ramos (CSU Bakersfield) 7-4 149 - Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) fall Brock Rogers (CSU Bakersfield) 2:02 157 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) Devyn Flores-Che (CSU Bakersfield) 1:16 165 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) dec Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 2-1 174 - Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) tech Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield) 22-5 184 - Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) FFT 197 - Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) tech Ryan Arrington (CSU Bakersfield) 16-0 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) dec Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) 5-0 Campbell 31 Davidson 9 125 - Anthony Molton (Campbell) tech Enis Ljikovic (Davidson) 21-6 133 - Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) tech John Hager (Davidson) 19-4 141 - Chris Rivera (Campbell) maj Josh Viarengo (Davidson) 14-4 149 - Tyler McKnight (Davidson) dec Hagen Heistand (Campbell) 4-1 157 - Tanner Peake (Davidson) dec Chris Earnest (Campbell) 6-1 165 - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 4-1SV 174 - Riley Augustine (Campbell) dec Marc Koch (Davidson) 3-1 184 - Wyatt Ferguson (Davidson) dec Conor Maslanak (Campbell) 4-2 197 - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) fall Cameo Blankenship (Davidson) 2:20 285 - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) tech Jake Fernicola (Davidson) 17-2 Stanford 34 Drexel 6 125 - Nico Provo (Stanford) dec Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 8-6 133 - Dom Lajoie (Stanford) dec Jaxon Maroney (Drexel) 9-3 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) fall Jason Miranda (Stanford) 1:45 149 - Jaden Abas (Stanford) maj Dominic Findora (Drexel) 16-5 157 - Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) tech Tyler Williams (Drexel) 21-5 165 - Hunter Garvin (Stanford) maj Cody Walsh (Drexel) 14-3 174 - Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) maj Jasiah Queen (Drexel) 20-8 184 - Jack Darrah (Stanford) dec Justin Griffith (Drexel) 2-1 197 - Nick Stemmet (Stanford) tech Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) 17-2 285 - Peter Ming (Stanford) dec Santino Morina (Drexel) 4-1

We're officially in the second half of the collegiate wrestling season and have a full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 50 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). At this time there is no link for the Cal Poly/Oregon State match on Friday night. We'll monitor and update this if will be on the Pac-12 Network. All times listed are Eastern. Friday, January 19: Chattanooga at Duke 6:00 PM ACC Network Extra Penn State at Michigan 6:00 PM Big Ten Network Rutgers at Michigan State 6:00 PM B1G+ Presbyterian at Bellarmine 7:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at Bucknell 7:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Illinois at Cleveland State 7:00 PM FloWrestling Penn at Lehigh 7:00 PM FloWrestling Buffalo at Lock Haven 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network George Mason at Ohio 7:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Ohio State 7:00 PM B1G+ Drexel at Princeton 7:00 PM ESPN+ Purdue at Iowa 8:00 PM Big Ten Network Arizona State at Little Rock 8:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Northern Colorado at South Dakota State 8:00 PM FloWrestling Cal Poly at Oregon State 9:00 PM Pac-12 Network (Digital??) Nebraska at Minnesota 10:00 PM Big Ten Network Saturday, January 20: Sacred Heart at Harvard 2:00 PM ESPN+ Navy at Lehigh 2:00 PM FloWrestling Northwestern at Illinois 3:00 PM B1G+ California Baptist at North Dakota State 8:00 PM NDSU All-Access Wyoming at Utah Valley 8:00 PM UVU Live YouTube Sunday, January 21: Kent State at Clarion 12:00 PM FloWrestling LIU vs. Morgan State at Clarion 12:00 PM Stanford at Penn 12:00 PM ESPN+ Edinboro at Central Michigan 12:00 PM ESPN+ Lock Haven at Bloomsburg 1:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Rutgers at Michigan 1:00 PM B1G+ Penn State at Michigan State 1:00 PM B1G+ Chattanooga at VMI 1:00 PM ESPN+ The Citadel at Appalachian State 2:00 PM AppStateSports YouTube Navy at Binghamton 2:00 PM ESPN+ American at Bucknell 2:00 PM ESPN+ LIU at Clarion 2:00 PM FloWrestling Kent State vs. Morgan State at Clarion 2:00 PM Maryland at Indiana 2:00 PM B1G+ Purdue at Nebraska 2:00 PM B1G+ Northern Colorado at North Dakota State 2:00 PM NDSU All-Access Arizona State at Pittsburgh 2:00 PM ACC Network Extra Hofstra at Franklin & Marshall 3:00 PM Centennial Conference TV Oregon State at Oklahoma State 3:00 PM ESPN+ Queens at Presbyterian 3:00 PM ESPN+ California Baptist at South Dakota State 3:00 PM FloWrestling Ohio State at Wisconsin 3:00 PM Big Ten Network Greensboro at Appalachian State 3:30 PM AppStateSports YouTube Army West Point at Binghamton 4:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at Clarion 4:00 PM FloWrestling Kent State vs. LIU at Clarion 4:00 PM Stanford at Drexel 4:30 PM FloWrestling CSU Bakersfield at Cal Poly 6:00 PM FloWrestling Campbell at Davidson 6:00 PM FloWrestling

Friday’s Dual Results Penn State 27 Michigan 9 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) 5-1 133 - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) fall Aaron Nagao (Penn State) Fall 7:28SV 141 - Beau Bartlett (Penn State) dec Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 7-5 149 - David Evans (Penn State) dec Fidel Mayora (Michigan) 5-2 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Will Lewan (Michigan) 2-1 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) maj Cam Amine (Michigan) 12-1 174 - Shane Griffith (Michigan) dec Terrell Barraclough (Penn State) 2-1 184 - Bernie Truax (Penn State) dec Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 4-1 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech Bobby Striggow (Michigan) 20-5 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) dec Lucas Davison (Michigan) 8-3 Chattanooga 33 Duke 11 125 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) dec Logan Agin (Duke) 9-3 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) tech Raymond Adams (Duke) 18-2 141 - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) tech Christian Colman (Duke) 18-1 149 - Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) maj Jarred Papscy (Duke) 11-2 157 - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Logan Ferraro (Duke) 17-3 165 - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) dec Gaetano Console (Duke) 11-6 174 - Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) tech David Hussey (Duke) 18-2 184 - Conor Becker (Duke) fall Logan Webster (Chattanooga) 1:19 197 - David Harper (Chattanooga) maj Kwasi Bonsu (Duke) 13-2 285 - Connor Barket (Duke) tech Kendrick Curtis (Chattanooga) 18-2 Ohio 29 George Mason 6 125 - Ryan Meek (Ohio) dec JB Dragovich (George Mason) 7-0 133 - Mason Brugh (Ohio) dec Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason) 8-5 141 - Aidan Waszak (Ohio) dec Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) 6-3 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) fall Dominic Hoffarth (Ohio) 1:58 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec DJ McGee (George Mason) 3-0 165 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) dec Evan Maag (George Mason) 12-10 174 - Sal Perrine (Ohio) dec Paul Pierce (George Mason) 4-2 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) tech Malachi Duvall (George Mason) 15-0 197 - Austin Starr (Ohio) dec Ruben Karapetyan (George Mason) 8-1 285 - Jordan Green (Ohio) dec Chad Nix (George Mason) 4-2 Bellarmine 40 Presbyterian 9 125 - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) FFT 133 - Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine) FFT 141 - Rey Ortiz (Presbyterian) fall Shay Korhorn (Bellarmine) 2:39 149 - Zac Cowan (Bellarmine) tech Trenton Donahue (Presbyterian) 22-7 157 - Gray Ortis (Bellarmine) maj Eli Holiday (Presbyterian) 20-8 165 - Grant O’Dell (Bellarmine) tech Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) 15-0 174 - Cole Nance (Bellarmine) maj Nathan Furman (Presbyterian) 14-1 184 - Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) dec Sam Schroeder (Bellarmine) 9-4 197 - Justin Hoffer (Bellarmine) tech George Hopkins (Presbyterian) 20-3 285 - Thadd Huff (Bellarmine) fall Morvens Saint Jean (Presbyterian) 4:16 Lehigh 24 Penn 14 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) dec Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) 4-1SV 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 4-2 141 - Malyke Hines (Lehigh) dec CJ Composto (Penn) 4-1SV 149 - Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) maj Andrew Troczynski (Penn) 12-2 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 8-6 165 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Kaya Sement (Penn) 10-4 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) fall Connor Herceg (Lehigh) 2:35 184 - Max Hale (Penn) dec Jack Wilt (Lehigh) 4-0 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) fall Martin Cosgrove (Penn) 3:46 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) tech John Stout (Penn) 19-4 Drexel 20 Princeton 15 125 - Drew Heethuis (Princeton) maj Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 10-2 133 - Sean Pierson (Princeton) tech John Hildebrandt (Drexel) 19-3 141 - Jordan Soriano (Drexel) dec Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) 5-1 149 - Dominic Findora (Drexel) tech Cody Tavoso (Princeton) 19-4 157 - Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) dec Tyler Williams (Drexel) 8-1 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Blaine Bergey (Princeton) 5-0 174 - Jasiah Queen (Drexel) dec Mikey Squires (Princeton) 7-2 184 - Nathan Dugan (Princeton) dec Justin Griffith (Drexel) 8-2 197 - Ibrahim Ameer (Drexel) dec Aidan Conner (Princeton) 3-2 285 - Santino Morina (Drexel) dec Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) 4-1 Buffalo 23 Lock Haven 12 125 - Max Elton (Buffalo) maj Logan Sallot (Lock Haven) 10-1 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) maj Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 16-4 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Caleb Brooks (Buffalo) 22-6 149 - Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) dec Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 6-4 157 - Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) dec Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 7-3 165 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 7-4SV 174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo) dec Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 3-2 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 7-5 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) maj Cael Black (Lock Haven) 15-3 285 - Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) dec Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 11-6 Northern Illinois 28 Cleveland State 15 125 - Blake West (Northern Illinois) tech Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) 16-1 133 - Nathaniel Genobana (Northern Illinois) dec Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) 15-8 141 - Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois) fall Connor Saylor (Cleveland State) 2:00 149 - Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) fall Douglas Terry (Cleveland State) 3:30 157 - Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) dec Shane Heil (Cleveland State) 13-7 165 - Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 2-1 174 - DeAndre Nassar (Cleveland State) dec Hayden Pummel (Northern Illinois) 4-1SV 184 - Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) tech Joey Lyons (Cleveland State) 17-2 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) fall Sean Carroll (Northern Illinois) 6:41 285 - Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) dec Jacobi Jackson (Northern Illinois) 2-1 Rutgers 22 Michigan State 13 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) 4-1SV 133 - Devon Britton (Rutgers) tech Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) 22-6 141 - Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) dec Mitch Moore (Rutgers) 5-1 149 - Michael Cetta (Rutgers) dec Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) 5-3 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) dec Al DeSantis (Rutgers) 9-5 165 - Caleb Fish (Michigan State) dec Anthony White (Rutgers) 6-1 174 - Jackson Turley (Rutgers) dec DJ Shannon (Michigan State) 4-2 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 19-6 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech Kael Wisler (Michigan State) 22-6 285 - Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) dec Josh Terrill (Michigan State) 4-2 South Dakota State 29 Northern Colorado 16 125 - Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) maj Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) 14-6 133 - Dominic Serrano (Northern Colorado) dec Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) 6-2 141 - Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) maj Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) 14-3 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) tech Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado) 15-0 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) tech Cameron Lucero (Northern Colorado) 18-1 165 - Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado) fall Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) 1:00 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) tech Travis Mastrogiovanni (Northern Colorado) 16-0 184 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) tech Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) 18-3 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) tech Xavier Vasquez (Northern Colorado) 16-0 285 - Xavier Doolin (Northern Colorado) dec Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 14-7 Little Rock 18 Arizona State 16 125 - Richie Figueroa (Arizona State) maj Jeremiah Reno (Little Rock) 18-5 133 - Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) dec Julian Chlebove (Arizona State) 7-2 141 - Cody Foote (Arizona State) dec Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 5-4 149 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) dec Kyle Dutton (Little Rock) 4-0 157 - Jacori Teemer (Arizona State) dec Matt Bianchi (Little Rock) 10-4 165 - Joey Bianchi (Little Rock) dec Chance McLane (Arizona State) 11-8SV 174 - Tyler Brennan (Little Rock) dec Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 6-0 184 - Triston Wills (Little Rock) maj Shay Addison (Arizona State) 13-5 197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) tech Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) 25-10 285 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) dec Josiah Hill (Little Rock) 5-2 Iowa 34 Purdue 6 125 - Matt Ramos (Purdue) dec Drake Ayala (Iowa) 4-1 133 - Cullan Schriever (Iowa) maj Dustin Norris (Purdue) 20-7 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) maj Greyson Clark (Purdue) 8-0 149 - Victor Voinovich (Iowa) tech Marcos Polanco (Purdue) 19-4 157 - Jared Franek (Iowa) dec Joey Blaze (Purdue) 2-1 165 - Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec Stoney Buell (Purdue) 9-4 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech Brody Baumann (Purdue) 19-4 184 - James Rowley (Purdue) dec Aiden Riggins (Iowa) 5-1 197 - Zach Glazier (Iowa) tech Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 20-5 285 - Bradley Hill (Iowa) tech Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 19-4 Oregon State 21 Cal Poly 17 125 - Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) dec Dominic Mendez (Cal Poly) 11-4 133 - Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) dec Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 7-2 141 - Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) maj Abe Hinrichsen (Cal Poly) 16-7 149 - Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) maj Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 13-3 157 - Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) maj Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) 10-1 165 - Kekana Fouret (Oregon State) maj Michael Goldfeder (Cal Poly) 12-0 174 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) dec Daschle Lamer (Cal Poly) 7-2 184 - Trey Munoz (Oregon State) maj Kendall LaRosa (Cal Poly) 12-4 197 - Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) dec Jarad Priest (Cal Poly) 4-1 285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) fall Boone McDermott (Oregon State) 4:48 Ohio State 38 Maryland 4 125 - Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) maj Tommy Capul (Maryland) 11-1 133 - Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) tech Braxton Brown (Maryland) 21-5 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) maj Kal Miller (Maryland) 10-2 149 - Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) maj Ethen Miller (Maryland) 14-6 157 - Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) maj Michael North (Maryland) 15-1 165 - Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) maj AJ Rodrigues (Maryland) 14-2 174 - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) maj Dom Solis (Maryland) 14-4 184 - Seth Shumate (Ohio State) maj Chase Mielnik (Maryland) 15-5 197 - Jaxon Smith (Maryland) maj Gavin Bell (Ohio State) 16-4 285 - Nick Feldman (Ohio State) tech Sam O’Brian (Maryland) 17-2 Nebraska 19 Minnesota 14 125 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) tech Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 18-2 133 - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) dec Kyle Burwick (Nebraska) 6-3SV 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) dec Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) 8-3 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) maj Drew Roberts (Minnesota) 11-0 157 - Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) dec Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 12-6 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 8-2 174 - Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) dec Sam Skillings (Minnesota) 4-2 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 4-1 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 4-1SV 285 - Harley Andrews (Nebraska) dec Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) 10-7

Just a few short hours from now, the weekend begins, at least from a wrestling fan standpoint. Across a large chunk of the country, the weather is poor so it’s the perfect time to stay in Friday night and take advantage of a Big Ten Network Tripleheader. There are also some other great duals on over the next three days outside of the B1G, so fire up those alternate devices and get those extra TV’s ready. The entire weekend is littered with entertaining duals and individual matchups, but we’ve specifically noted 32 matches to watch out for between now and Sunday. A handful of these matches are in the Penn State/Michigan dual. We’ve already posted a preview for that entire dual, so if you want to read about that matchup in more detail, do so here. Those matches have been posted below and are in italics; however, we did not comment on them further. Enjoy. 125 lbs #1 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) The last time we saw Matt Ramos against an Iowa wrestler it was rather memorable. This one is rather important as Drake Ayala has assumed the top spot in the country at 125 lbs in this week's rankings update. We’ve come to expect the unexpected at 125 lbs, so does that mean we’re expecting an upset or would the top guy prevailing now be more rare? #2 Matt Ramos (Purdue) vs. #7 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) Caleb Smith has been excellent since coming to Nebraska from Appalachian State. Smith showed he could be an All-American contender by downing Ramos at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on his way to a third-place finish. Smith comes in losing two of his last three duals. How will he hold up during the rigors of the Big Ten schedule? #5 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) vs. #13 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) After a big match with true freshman Braeden Davis on Friday, veteran Michael DeAugustino has another against Dean Peterson on Sunday. Last year, Peterson dropped a tight 3-2 match to DeAugustino, then at Northwestern. Peterson is also looking to return to his winning ways after dropping two of three. #5 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) vs. #14 Braeden Davis (Penn State) #7 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) vs. #18 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) An early season loss to Tanner Jordan caused Patrick McKee to tumble down the rankings. Even though these two are separated by 11 spots, rankings-wise, this is probably a toss-up. It’ll be the first of two matches against returning All-American’s for Smith this weekend. #16 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) vs. #19 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) With the crazy nature of the 125 lb weight class, Brandon Kaylor is the only wrestler to defeat top-ranked Drake Ayala this year. Kaylor also has four losses on the year himself. Troy Spratley has some excellent wins on his resume this year. Another one at Kaylor’s expense could prove that he should be ranked higher and should be thought of as a high All-American contender. #17 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) vs. #20 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) An important matchup for Big 12 seeding will take place on Friday as the returning conference champion Stevo Poulin takes on Tanner Jordan. In last year’s dual, Poulin prevailed to the tune of 9-2. Poulin is coming in after a weekend filled with mixed results. He started it off with a major decision over Dom Mendez (Cal Poly), but was upset by Eli Griffin (California Baptist). Both of Poulin’s losses this season have come to conference opponents, so another could be harmful to his potential conference seed. 133 lbs #1 Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs. #10 Michael Colaiocco (Penn) Top-ranked freshman Ryan Crookham’s next test comes against 2022 EIWA champion Michael Colaiocco. Crookham’s only non-bonus point wins of the year have come against All-American’s Vito Arujau and Aaron Nagao, so he’s taken care of business against everyone else. At the season-opening Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Colaiocco lost to Crookham’s teammate Connor McGonagle, 8-2, and was majored by Arujau. #4 Aaron Nagao (Penn State) vs. #6 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) #6 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. #8 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) A couple weeks after the first round, we’ll have another battle of the Dylan’s between Ragusin and Shawver. In their Midlands final, Ragusin prevailed with a 4-1 decision. On Friday, Ragusin will have a huge test against Aaron Nagao and may or may not be undefeated. Shawver has been excellent in his first year at 133 lbs, losing only three times in 18 outings. #16 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) vs. #18 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) After the top-tier of contenders at 133 lbs is pretty wide open. Derrick Cardinal and Dominick Serrano represent a new crop of possible threats at the weight. Cardinal was sixth at the CKLV, while Serrano made the finals of the Southern Scuffle. Serrano also won the Cougar Clash and has won 15 of 18 matches in his first year as a starter. 141 lbs #3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. #14 Kal Miller (Maryland) After earning All-American honors as a true freshman in 2023, Jesse Mendez moved up to 141 lbs and has been as good as ever. Maybe better. His signature performance came at the CKLV where he took home the title in a weight class that featured six other wrestlers currently ranked in the top ten. He’ll represent the toughest test of the year for Kal Miller. Miller only has one loss on the year and boasts a pair of wins over past AA Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh). #8 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. #19 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) Last season, Brock Hardy was a CKLV champion, a Big Ten runner-up, and an NCAA semifinalist. For the year, he only had eight losses. This year he already has five. He certainly hasn’t been bad, just not as sharp as his first year in the Nebraska lineup. Vance Vombaur is a first-year starter for the Gophers that has been very solid. Both wrestlers fell to top-ranked Real Woods last weekend; VomBaur had a chance to tie the match with the Hawkeye superstar had he been able to finish a takedown at the buzzer. Should he put out a similar performance, he might notch the biggest win of his career. #11 Mitch Moore (Rutgers) vs. #25 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) Graduate transfer Mitch Moore will put his perfect record to the test on Sunday against star true freshman Sergio Lemley. Moore has missed some time but has still managed to rack up ten wins and a title at the Sheridan Invitation. Lemley brings a three-match winning streak into Friday’s dual with Penn State, a streak started by an upset win over two-time All-American Clay Carlson (South Dakota State). 149 lbs #1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) vs. #13 Drew Roberts (Minnesota) We saw last Friday, in Nebraska’s dual with Iowa, that number one gets everyone’s best shot, especially in rivalry duals. Ridge Lovett got his hand raised but had some difficulty racking up points against Caleb Rathjen. Now he has another similarly ranked opponent in Drew Roberts. Depending on dual strategy/scoring, does Roberts try to keep it close or go after the Cornhusker star. #5 Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) vs. #15 Nash Singleton (Oregon State) The dual between Cal Poly and Oregon State is a special one as the Mustang lineup features three Lamer brothers, all from Crescent Valley High School, near the Oregon State campus. Oregon State’s lineup should include at least one (Gabe Whisenhunt) of their teammates, which is a remarkable feat for a single high school (and not even a prep school). In front of family and friends, Chance Lamer will surely be looking to put on a show. Last weekend, he totaled 61 points across three matches. Nash Singleton has put together a solid freshman campaign and would probably love to spoil the homecoming, of sorts. #6 Austin Gomez (Michigan) vs. #16 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) #9 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) vs. #17 Ethen Miller (Maryland) Last weekend saw returning All-American Dylan D’Emilio get shocked by true freshman Kannon Webster. He’ll look to return to the winner’s circle against Maryland’s Ethen Miller. Last year, at 141 lbs, D’Emilio downed Ethen’s younger brother Kal, 6-3. Ethen is coming off a 1-1 weekend, where he fell to Austin Gomez but put up a tech fall against Northwestern. Miller has been solid thus far but is looking for a big signature win and D’Emilio would qualify as one. 157 lbs #2 Jared Franek (Iowa) vs. #16 Joey Blaze (Purdue) It’ll be one of those weeks that makes or breaks you as a true freshman. Joey Blaze has a Friday/Saturday tilt that includes bouts with the second and third-ranked wrestlers in the nation. But, is this the best time for him to meet Jared Franek; if there is one? Franek was just knocked off by Michael Blockhus Monday night, so either he’s vulnerable or ready to bounce back in a big way. #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. #10 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) This leads us to Blockhus against Peyton Robb. Both, he and Peyton Robb, are sixth-year seniors who made the Big Ten finals in 2023 and subsequently, the NCAA podium. This will be the final opportunity for Minnesota native Peyton Robb to wrestle in front of fans from his home state, so I’m sure he’ll elicit a few cheers from the Gopher faithful. After defeating Franek on Monday, a win by Blockhus might elevate him into the national title discussion. #3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. #16 Joey Blaze (Purdue) The second half of the weekend challenge for Blaze includes a matchup with Robb in Nebraska. With some of the excellent freshmen at this weight, Blaze has been overlooked a bit. In just his second collegiate event, Blaze upset All-American Ed Scott (NC State), so as of now, Blaze has a perfect record against returning AA’s. #4 Vince Zerban (Northern Colorado) vs. #15 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) Earlier this week, as we examined the remaining schedules for unbeaten wrestlers, we identified this as a key bout for Northern Colorado’s Vince Zerban. His clash with Cael Swensen will be the only potential bout against a ranked opponent before the Big 12 Championships. Last year, these two met in dual competition and it was Swensen who prevailed to the tune of 4-2. Despite receiving high seeds at nationals, (Swensen/20, Zerban/32), both navigated their way to the bloodround before getting eliminated. #17 Peyten Kellar (Ohio) vs. #25 DJ McGee (George Mason) This week is very heavy on key contests between Big Ten and Big 12 rivals, so let’s break it up with an important match in the MAC. As of now, both Peyten Kellar and DJ McGee are the highest-ranked 157 lbers in the conference. The two have combined to amass a record of 32-5 thus far. McGee finished fourth at the Midlands, while Kellar won the season-opening Southeast Open. Another solid win for either could push Kellar toward the top-15 or McGee to the top-20. 165 lbs #7 Cam Amine (Michigan) vs. #9 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) 174 lbs #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. #4 Shane Griffith (Michigan) #4 Shane Griffith (Michigan) vs. #19 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) Not only does Shane Griffith have his hands full with Carter Starocci on Friday, but also, a red-hot Jackson Turley on Sunday. Last weekend, Turley needed less than five minutes to tech then-number nine Donnell Washington (Indiana), then took less than :30 to pin Brody Baumann (Purdue). If healthy, he could be a factor at this weight class nationally. Griffith also is coming in after a strong performance last weekend. He tallied a pair of major decisions, though both were against unranked opposition. 184 lbs #2 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) vs. #4 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) This dual, in general, is filled with plenty of fun subplots. Oregon State head coach Chris Pendleton is an Oklahoma State grad and starred for John Smith, winning a pair of national titles in the early 2000s. His 184 lber, Trey Munoz, is the son of Cowboy national champion Mark Munoz. The former Oklahoma State stars will be in a familiar venue, the legendary Gallagher-Iba Arena. As for this match itself, it’ll have huge ramifications on the upper portion of the 184 lb rankings and NCAA bracket. Dustin Plott is putting together the finest season of his two-time All-American career with only one loss in 16 matches. He was third at the CKLV Invitational. The 2023 NCAA semifinalist, Munoz, did not place in Vegas, but has rebounded to defeat Bernie Truax in the Beavers dual with Penn State. In last year's dual between these schools, Oregon State’s Aaron Olmos knocked off Plott at 174 lbs, so the Beaver staff may have a gameplan for Munoz. #3 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) vs. #10 Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) After top-ranked Parker Keckeisen, the rest of the NCAA podium at 184 lbs is up-for-grabs. There’s a bunch of capable wrestlers that could fill in those spots if they have a good three days in March. One that hasn’t been discussed much yet is Isaiah Salazar, who was a ninth seed at the national tournament last year and a match away from placing. He’s currently 12-1; however, that lone loss came to a non-starter from Missouri. This year, he and Lenny Pinto, should be in a battle for the top spot in the conference. In last year’s dual, Pinto edged Salazar in an entertaining, 7-6 scrap. #15 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) vs. #20 Brian Soldano (Rutgers) I wrote entertaining and suddenly Brian Soldano appears. The Scarlet Knight sophomore is one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the nation, the type that will give up seven near-fall points if it can put him in position for a fall of his own. He’ll take on Jaden Bullock who has been a very pleasant surprise for Michigan. He was sixth at a Vegas weight class where three past All-Americans missed the podium. I’d be surprised if this wasn’t a high-scoring affair. 285 lbs #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. #4 Lucas Davison (Michigan) #5 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) vs. #12 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) Last season, true freshman Dayton Pitzer took the Midlands by storm defeating a pair of returning All-Americans to make the finals. One of those AA’s was Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz. Pitt head coach Keith Gavin resisted the urge to deviate from the plan and kept Pitzer in redshirt in order to bulk up the youngster. Now, Schultz gets a chance at revenge. #9 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) vs. #11 Boone McDermott (Oregon State) The All-OSU battle will finish with a really solid matchup between two veterans who are seeking All-American honors for the first time. Doucet comes into this matchup as a winner of his last five duals and shutout Pitzer and Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) last weekend. Boone McDermott has been as consistent as he’s ever been and finished fourth at the CKLV. His first loss at that event came to Doucet in tiebreakers. Doucet ended up injury defaulting out in the following bout.

Week 12 Outlook It’s been one hell of a week for me, with very little sleep. So no long rambling prelude to this week’s outlook. Just straight to the picks, which is what you scroll straight to anyway, right? A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”: 125: Joseph Fischer (CLAR)- Vs Kent State, Vs Long Island, Ve Morgan State [+13] Anthony Noto (LHU)- Vs Buffalo, @ Bloomsburg [+9] Brayden Palmer (CHAT)- @ Duke, @ VMI [+8] Richard Figueroa (ASU)- @ Little Rock, @ Pittsburgh [+7] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- @ South Dakota State, @ North Dakota State [+7] Anthony Molton (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+5] Sean Spidle (CMU)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Diego Sotelo (HARV)- Vs sacred Heart [+4] Justin Cardani (ILL)- Vs Northwestern [+4] Jore Volk (WYO)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Chad Bellis (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+3] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- @ Binghamton [+3] 133: Blake Boarman (CHAT)- @ Duke, @ VMI [+7] Gable Strickland (LHU)- Vs Buffalo, @ Bloomsburg [+7] Nic Bouzakis (OHST)- Vs Maryland , @ Wisconsin [+7] Dom Zaccone (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+4] Anthony Madrigal (ILL)- Vs Northwestern [+4] Daton Fix (OKST)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Ethan Oakley (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+3] Vince Perez (CMU)- Vs Edinboro [+3] 141: Wyatt Henson (LHU)- Vs Buffalo, @ Bloomsburg [+9] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Maryland , @ Wisconsin [+9] Braden Bower (BUCK)- Vs Morgan State , Vs American [+8] Clay Carlson (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+7] Gavin Drexler (NDSU)- Vs California Baptist, Vs Northern Colorado [+6] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Mitch Moore (RUT)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+6] Nathan Higley (GMU)- @ Ohio [+4] Tagen Jamison (OKST)- Vs Oregon State [+4] Gabe Willochell (WYO)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Cole Matthews (PITT)- Vs Arizona State [+3] 149: Chance Lamer (CP)- @ Oregon State , Vs CSU Bakersfield [+8] Ridge Lovett (NEB)- @ Minnesota, Vs Purdue [+7] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST)- Vs Maryland , @ Wisconsin [+7] Jaden Abas (STAN) - @ Drexel , @ Penn [+7] Kyle Parco (ASU)- @ Little Rock, @ Pittsburgh [+6] Noah Castillo (CHAT)- @ Duke, @ VMI [+6] Corbyn Munson (CMU)- Vs Edinboro [+5] Eligh Rivera (PRIN)- Vs Drexel [+4] Cody Bond (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+3] Thomas Deck (ARMY)- @ Binghamton [+3] Kannon Webster (ILL)- Vs Northwestern [+3] 157: Alejandro Herrera (CLAR)- Vs Kent State, Vs Long Island, Ve Morgan State [+11] Dylan Chappell (BUCK)- Vs Morgan State , Vs American [+8] Daniel Cardenas (STAN) - @ Drexel , @ Penn [+8] Jacori Teemer (ASU)- @ Little Rock, @ Pittsburgh [+7] Levi Haines (PSU)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+7] Johnny Lovett (CMU)- Vs Edinboro [+5] Tommy Askey (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+4] Chris Earnest (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+3] Trevor Chumbley (NW)- @ Illinois [+3] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- Vs George Mason [+3] 165: Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)- Vs Morgan State , Vs American [+9] Tanner Cook (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+8] Avery Bassett (LHU)- Vs Buffalo, @ Bloomsburg [+6] Bryce Hepner (OHST)- Vs Maryland , @ Wisconsin [+6] Will Miller (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+4] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- Vs George Mason [+4] Dominic Baker (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+3] Joseph Bianchi (LR)- Vs Arizona State [+3] Holden Heller (PITT)- Vs Arizona State [+3] 174: Cade DeVos (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+9] Gavin Sax (NDSU)- Vs California Baptist, Vs Northern Colorado [+8] Carter Starocci (PSU)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+8] Myles Takats (BUCK)- Vs Morgan State , Vs American [+7] Nick Incontrera (PENN)- @ Lehigh, Vs Stanford [+7] Austin Murphy (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+5] Phillip Conigliaro (HARV)- Vs Sacred Heart [+5] Lucas Uliano (APP)- Vs The Citadel [+4] Alex Cramer (CMU)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Edmond Ruth (ILL)- Vs Northwestern [+4] Ben Pasuik (ARMY)- @ Binghamton [+3] Tyler Brennan (LR)- Vs Arizona State [+3] Sal Perrine (OHIO)- Vs George Mason [+3] Luca Augustine (PITT)- Vs Arizona State [+3] 184: Bernie Truax (PSU)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+6] Bennett Berge (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+6] Jacob Nolan (ARMY)- @ Binghamton [+4] Reece Heller (PITT)- Vs Arizona State [+4] Caleb Hopkins (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+3] Tristan Wills (LR)- Vs Arizona State [+3] 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+10] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- @ Michigan, @ Michigan State [+9] Lou DePrez (BING)- Vs Army, Vs Navy [+8] Nick Stemmet (STAN)- @ Drexel, @ Penn [+8] Logan Deacetis (BUCK)- Vs Morgan State , Vs American [+7] Silas Allred (NEB)- @ Minnesota, Vs Purdue [+7] John Poznanski (RUT)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+7] Stephen Little (LR)- Vs Arizona State [+5] Mac Stout (PITT)- Vs Arizona State [+5] Luke Stout (PRIN)- Vs Drexel [+5] Luke Surber (OKST)- Vs Oregon State [+3] 285: Nick Feldman (OHST)- Vs Maryland , @ Wisconsin [+7] Luke Rasmussen (SDSU)- Vs Northern Colorado, Vs California Baptist [+7] Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- @ Davidson [+5] Tyler Mousaw (VMI)- Vs Chattanooga [+5] Keaton Kluver (HOF)- NYS Collegiate Championships , @ Franklin & Marshall [+4] Luke Luffman (ILL)- Vs Northwestern [+3]

Upsets happen in all sports. In many sports, a single player can get hot at the right time, and a less heralded team can pull out a victory over traditional power. In wrestling dual meets, upsets are much more difficult. It often takes multiple competitors to have outstanding performances on the same day. With that being said, there are still plenty of dual upsets throughout the college season, and if ever get a collegiate dual tournament there will certainly be upsets. The following are the biggest upsets of the 2023-2024 season to date. If we forgot about any dual upsets, please add them in the comment section. Pittsburgh over Ohio State 21-13 Pittsburgh has been perhaps the wildest dual team this season. The squad can seemingly go from knocking off a perennial powerhouse one week to having a razor-thin match against a newer program the following week. In early December, the Panthers caught Ohio State in a dual and pulled off a 21-13 upset on the road. Keith Gavin’s squad needed to pull off multiple upsets for the team win, and they got it done. Things got started at 125 pounds where Colton Camacho defeated Brendan McCrone. At 141 pounds Cole Mathews, who was coming off back-to-back losses against Big Ten opponents, handed Jesse Mendez his first and only loss of the season, thus far. The final key upset came at 184 pounds. Not only did Reece Heller defeat Gavin Hoffman, but he also put up bonus points as he won via a 12-2 major decision. "We battled really hard," Gavin said to PittsburghPanthers.com. "We have a tough group, even our young guys. They are really fun to coach and I'm so proud of the team. Ohio State is an elite team; any time you can get a dual win over a team like that, it means your program is in a good place and you are doing the right things. But we have to continue to work on improving and stay focused." The Panthers are currently 7-4 on the season and ranked 22nd in the InterMat dual rankings. They welcome No. 19 Arizona State to Fitzgerald Field House this Sunday. Lehigh over Cornell 17-16 It is kind of hard to consider this one an upset considering this is an old EIWA rivalry, and Lehigh has now won four of their last five duals. However, Cornell entered this match ranked in the top 10, and this was the last bout between the two schools as conference opponents with Cornell set to depart to qualify through Ivy League next season. The dual started at 133 pounds and after seven matches, Cornell held a 16-8 score. Lehigh needed someone to stop the Big Red’s momentum, and the person turned out to be No. 7 Michael Beard. He kicked off the comeback with a 10-3 decision over No. 8 Jacob Cardenas. Then at heavyweight No. 8 Nathan Taylor knocked off No. 19 Lewis Fernandez. It all came down to the 125-pound match. True freshman No. 3 Luke Stanich, who is still eligible to redshirt, scored a 3-0 decision over No. 15 Brett Ungar. After a scoreless first period, Ungar took bottom to start the second. The Lehigh wrestler rode out the entire period and picked up a point via stalling. In the third period, Stanich quickly escaped and held on for the 3-0 victory with riding time. "We thought we had to steal a couple of the first four and we only got one, but these guys just fought," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said to LehighSports.com. "This is what a team is about. They're getting better and working hard. We just have to believe in what our abilities are. A few more guys and a little bit of belief is going to change the game." South Dakota State over Michigan 22-17 In the offseason, Michigan absolutely feasted in the transfer portal and entered this year with a formidable squad. Injuries have mostly kept the complete lineup out of action, but they added another piece in former All-American No. 6 Austin Gomez at 149 pounds. Despite this, South Dakota State was still able to pull the upset earlier this month. The Jackrabbits were favored in the first two matches and No. 17 Tanner Jordan and No. 16 Derrick Cardinal took care of business at 125 and 133 pounds respectively. Cardinal’s victory was a third-period fall, which was key to the team’s success. Michigan pulled off their fair share of upsets in this dual. No. 25 Sergio Lemley upset two-time All-American Clay Carlson at 141 pounds. At 165 pounds, true freshman Beau Mantanona defeated Tanner Cook. In perhaps the most anticipated bout of the night, former national champion Shane Griffith defeated Cade Devos in sudden victory at 174 pounds, which was a slight upset, on paper, at the time. However, in the end, victories by No. 14 Bennett Berge and No. 6 Tanner Sloan at 184 and 197 pounds proved to be too much for Michigan to overcome. Berge upset No. 15 Jaden Bullock, and Sloan poured on a technical fall over Brendin Yatooma. The post on X from South Dakota State head coach Damion Hahn was short and sweet. “That was fun,” he posted on the social media site. South Dakota State followed that up with wins over Kent State (50-0) and Navy (30-13). They welcome Big 12 rival Northern Colorado to Brookings on Friday. George Mason over Virginia 18-17 Earlier this month, the two Virginia schools faced off at St.Christopher’s High School in Richmond. Virginia entered the contest riding a 10-match winning streak against the Patriots. However, Frank Beasley’s squad was able to pull out the victory. Things did not get off to a great start for the Patriots. Virginia won the first three matches including a major decision by unranked Kyren Butler over No. 30 Nathan Higley. George Mason was able to get back into things in the second half of the match. The biggest victory came at 184 pounds. Mason’s Malachi Duvall scored a first-period fall over Griffin Gammell. The teams split the 10 matches with five victories each. Virginia scored a pair of major decisions, but the fall by Duvall allowed them to escape with the one-point dual victory. “There is just something special happening,” Beasley said on X (formerly Twitter) following the match. Mason followed up the victory over Virginia with a dominant 38-3 over conference opponent Edinboro. The team is currently 9-5 on the season and faces Ohio on the road tonight. Gannon over Kent State 20-19 After finishing 10th at last year’s NCAA Division II tournament, Gannon kicked off this season with an early upset over Kent State. The Golden Knights put themselves in a position to defeat the Golden Flashes by winning four of the first six matches. However, the Division I opponent stormed back with three straight victories from 174 to 197 pounds including a technical fall for Blake Schaffer over Anthony Glessner. Heading into the final bout, Kent State held a 19-13 lead. They only needed to avoid a fall to escape with the victory. Unfortunately for them, senior Matt Long had other plans. He was able to wrap up Josh Boggan late in the first period, throw him to his back, and secure the pin. Not only did the fall tie the score at 19-19, but it only gave Gannon the criteria dual win for most six-point victories. Gannon currently holds a 3-1 dual record. This weekend they travel to Shippensburg for a Friday PSAC dual, and then on Saturday, they face off against conference rival Millersville also on the road.

Friday night in Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for one of the most anticipated dual meets of the 2023-24 season when top-ranked Penn State comes into town to face #13 Michigan. Don’t be fooled by the dual rankings, Michigan’s largely revolves around a dual loss to South Dakota State where three All-Americans were out of the Wolverine lineup. At full strength, Michigan has the tournament potential to challenge for that wide-open second-place trophy, behind the Nittany Lions. Both of these teams were excellent in 2022-23, yet each reloaded in a major way during the offseason. Michigan added four past All-Americans and a second-ranked recruiting class to an already excellent wrestling room. A fifth All-American joined the team before the second semester started. Penn State added two All-Americans and a U20 world champion from the transfer portal, while inking the third-ranked recruiting class in the nation. With so many new faces in both lineups, there is only one potential match slated for Friday, which was a rematch of the 2023 dual. That means there’s plenty of uncertainty and speculation about the results of the individual matches. The offseason additions for Michigan led some to wonder whether they’d be able to threaten Penn State. As crazy as it sounds, adding five All-Americans still doesn’t seem to make a significant dent in the Nittany Lions lead over Michigan (and the rest of the nation). Below is a bout-by-bout look at the potential matchups for Friday’s clash between these college wrestling bluebloods. Along with each match is a prediction of a winner and, then, a dual winner. 125 lbs #5 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) vs. #14 Braeden Davis (Penn State) I like going into matches figuring that we’re going to learn something about one or both of the competitors. That’s the case at 125 lbs, as a lot can be learned about both Michael DeAugustino and Braeden Davis. The 2022 NCAA fourth-place finisher, DeAugustino, transferred to Michigan from Northwestern after an injury-plagues 2022-23 campaign that saw him in action only ten times before the postseason. DeAugustino looked like he may be close to his past former earlier this year, before suffering an injury in the semifinals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. After missing more than a month, DeAugustino returned last week to collect a pair of wins over Tommy Capul (Maryland) and Tristan Lujan (Michigan State). The stakes get much higher this week for DeAugustino as he’ll face the only undefeated 125 lber in the nation, the true freshman, Davis. Ever since Nico Megaludis’ graduation, in 2016, Penn State has had difficulty maintaining success at the leadoff weight class. Davis looks like he could be that long-sought-after answer. Davis started January off with a win over 2022 All-American Brandon Kaylor (Penn State), then proceeded to major Michael Spangler (Indiana) in his first Big Ten dual. Should these two clash, we could have answers about both wrestlers. Is DeAugustino a potential title threat at this wide-open weight class or another guy who yo-yo’s up-and-down the rankings each week? Could the future be now for Davis and Penn State? Without any clear-cut favorite at 125 lbs, why not Davis? Prediction: DeAugustino by decision (3-0 Michigan) 133 lbs #6 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) vs. #4 Aaron Nagao (Penn State) As of now, this could be a Big Ten final as it features the two highest-ranked wrestlers in the conference at 133 lbs. Coming into the year, Northwestern graduate transfer Chris Cannon was thought to be “the guy” at 133, allowing Dylan Ragusin to finally redshirt. Cannon only saw action in a Michigan singlet once before suffering an injury that’s kept him out since mid-November. With Cannon likely done for the year, the Michigan staff turned to pull Ragusin from redshirt last weekend. Before getting pulled from redshirt, Ragusin amassed a perfect record competing unattached with tournament titles at the Michigan State Open, the Cleveland State Open, and the Midlands. In his first official competition of the year, Ragusin notched a solid win over returning qualifier Braxton Brown. Penn State will turn to Minnesota transfer Aaron Nagao, who made the Big Ten finals last season and ended the year in fifth place in Tulsa. Nagao has won seven of eight bouts while wearing the Penn State singlet. His only loss came at the hands of Lehigh super-freshman Ryan Crookham in early-December. Despite Nagao and Ragusin competing in the Big Ten together last season, they did not meet. Ragusin represents a significant step up in competition for Nagao, who has only seen one ranked opponent since the Crookham loss. Prediction: Nagao by decision (3-3 tie) 141 lbs #25 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) vs. #2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) The lone freshman (true) in the Michigan lineup this season is Sergio Lemley who was deemed the #11 overall recruit by MatScouts. Lemley has been a perfect 5-0 in dual competition this season. Without a doubt, his most significant win of the season, thus far, has been when he knocked off two-time All-American Clay Carlson of South Dakota State. The Wolverines fell to SDSU; however, Lemley did his part. He followed that win with two more last weekend, including handing #33 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) only his fourth loss of the year. The level of competition will take a step up Friday for Lemley as undefeated #2 Beau Bartlett is looming for the Nittany Lions. After two decent years at 149 lbs, Bartlett moved down to 141 lbs for the 2022-23 campaign and has been one of the top wrestlers at the weight since. Over the last year and a half, at 141 lbs, Bartlett has compiled a 37-3 record with only one regular season loss. Never known as a bonus-point machine during the early years of his collegiate career, Bartlett has almost doubled his bonus-point percentage this season and has four pins in ten bouts. Despite the disparity in the rankings between these two, I would expect a relatively close match between these two. Lemley has the look of a freshman that will continually rise up the rankings as the year progresses. Prediction: Bartlett by decision (6-3 Penn State) 149 lbs #6 Austin Gomez (Michigan) vs. #12 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) One of the more intriguing matchups of this dual takes place at 149 lbs with veteran Austin Gomez taking on true freshman Tyler Kasak. The 2022 Big Ten champion, Gomez, appeared to be done with his collegiate career after last season and moved his training situation from Wisconsin to Michigan’s Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Gomez indicated late in 2023 that he intended to compete again and would use his final year of eligibility with the Wolverines. In the midst of Michigan’s loss to South Dakota State, Gomez made his season debut with a win over a ranked opponent in Alek Martin. It appears he may have been dinged up, but Gomez wrestled in both duals last weekend, posting a win over Ethen Miller (Maryland) and pinning Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State). If Gomez is close to his 2022 form, he’ll eventually be considered a national title favorite. An opponent the caliber of Kasak should help us figure out just how much impact Gomez can provide in 2024. Kasak was thrust into the starting lineup after All-American Shayne Van Ness was for the season due to an injury. His only collegiate loss came to teammate Beau Bartlett, at 141 lbs, prior to the Van Ness injury. Since then, he has won three straight duals, the most recent two coming against ranked opposition. Sunday’s win over 2023 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, Graham Rooks (Indiana), was an extremely impressive 16-0 tech fall. Similar to his teammate at 125 lbs, a win by Kasak, or even a highly-competitive loss could show that he’ll be in the mix for a high All-American finish this season. Prediction: Gomez by decision (6-6 tie) 157 lbs #9 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs. #1 Levi Haines (Penn State) With graduations, transfers, weight changes, and freshmen, this is the only matchup from the 2023 dual between these two schools, that could happen again on Friday. At that time, it wasn’t a given that Levi Haines would be pulled from redshirt. His sudden victory win over All-American Will Lewan was a hint that Haines was very good and could have a national impact in year one. Typically, wrestlers make the greatest leaps between their first and second years on campus. Haines hasn’t had much in terms of high-level competition to show if that’s the case. Lewan would represent his toughest opponent thus far. During his limited sample size this season, when facing ranked foes, Haines has been limited to regular decisions. With the defensively stout Lewan, that trend is likely to continue. Lewan has been out of action since the CKLV Invitational. There he finished sixth in the most loaded bracket of the event. In the lead-up to the CKLV, Lewan picked up a pair of dual wins. In each of the past two NCAA tournaments, he’s finished eighth and fifth, respectively. In Lewan’s absence, Zack Mattin has gotten the call for Sean Bormet’s team. Though he went 1-2, that lone win came over a ranked opponent in Maryland’s #30 Michael North. Prediction: Haines by decision (9-6 Penn State) 165 lbs #7 Cam Amine (Michigan) vs. #9 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) One of the most interesting matches in this dual takes place at 165 lbs as three-time All-American, Cam Amine, squares off with unbeaten U20 world champion Mitchell Mesenbrink. Amine was fourth at the loaded CKLV Invitational and was out of the Wolverine lineup for the South Dakota State dual. He returned last weekend and went 1-1 with an upset loss to Michigan State’s Caleb Fish. Earlier in the season, another Penn State wrestler Terrell Barraclough pinned Fish (in sudden victory). Despite his national-level credentials, Amine is looking to get his first dual win against Penn State since 2021. He was beaten in this match by Brady Berge in 2022 and Alex Facundo last year. Mesenbrink has largely been dominant and passed every test presented to him with flying colors. He’s tallied tech falls against NCAA qualifiers Brevin Cassella (Binghamton), Jake Logan (Lehigh), and 2023 Pac-12 champion Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) this year. At the time, Olguin was ranked in the top-ten nationally. The only times Mesenbrink has been held to a decision have been against a teammate (Barraclough) and in his first outing of the year. Prediction: Mesenbrink by decision (12-6 Penn State) 174 lbs #4 Shane Griffith (Michigan) vs. #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) Once Shane Griffith’s transfer from Stanford was finalized and it was confirmed he was moving up to 174 lbs, this was one of the great possible matchups that fans hoped to see. Griffith’s magical run to a 2021 national championship brought attention to the decision to eliminate wrestling and 11 other sports from the Stanford athletic department. The team was saved and Griffith went on to make the 2022 NCAA finals and was fifth in 2023, all at 165 lbs. Now at Michigan, and up a weight, Griffith is looking to finish his career on a strong note. In Vegas, at the CKLV, Griffith was upset by true freshman Lorenzo Norman (Stanford) in a matchup that was filled with storylines and became one of the more surprising results of the entire tournament. In his first 2024 dual, Griffith handed CKLV champion Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) his first loss of the year, with a takedown in sudden victory. He followed with a pair of major decisions against unranked opponents last weekend. Griffith will face perhaps the best pound-for-pound wrestler on the collegiate scene this year in Carter Starocci. Starocci has been a winner for his entire career - with three NCAA titles and a winning streak that dates back to the 2021 Big Ten finals; however, he’s taken his dominance to another level this year. None of his six matches have gone the distance (four techs/two falls). That doesn’t include a brutal tech fall over past national champion, Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), at the All-Star Classic. Starocci is a wrestler who likes the spotlight and should relish the opportunity to impose his will upon a wrestler of Griffith caliber, in front of a likely hostile environment. Prediction: Starocci by major decision (16-6 Penn State) 184 lbs #15 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) vs. #5 Bernie Truax (Penn State) Heading into the 2023-24 season, most expected to see blue-chip, redshirt freshman Rylan Rogers in the 184 lb weight class for the Wolverines. He was nicked up earlier in the season and gave way to Jaden Bullock. Bullock took full advantage of the opportunity and finished sixth in a bracket that was littered with past All-Americans. After a bad loss in the SDSU dual, Bullock bounced back with a pair of wins last weekend. The second came over Michigan State’s four-time national qualifier Layne Malczewski. Earlier in Bullock’s career, Malczewski beat him twice. The second All-American to head to State College via transfer in the offseason was Bernie Truax. During his career at Cal Poly, Truax has earned All-American honors at three different weight classes, but is back at 184 after spending the 2022-23 campaign at 197 lbs. Truax is now officially 5-1 in a Penn State singlet. In his last outing, Truax fell to Oregon State’s All-American Trey Munoz. He also clashed with top-ranked Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) at the All-Star Classic. Had that match been official, it would have represented Keckeisen’s closest match of the year. Truax remains the only person in the 184 lb weight class with a career victory over the Panther star. Penn State fans should not be alarmed about the early loss by Truax, as he’s ready to roll in March. Prediction: Truax by decision (19-6 Penn State) 197 lbs #32 Bobby Striggow (Michigan) vs. #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) Every potential match in this dual features a battle between ranked wrestlers, which is a remarkable feat. The match with the greatest variance between the ranked wrestlers is at 197 lbs with top-ranked Aaron Brooks and Bobby Striggow. Striggow helped solidify his spot in the starting lineup with back-to-back dual wins in mid-November, including one over #27 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia). He’s struggled a bit since this including an 0-2 showing in Vegas with a loss to Wehmeyer. Striggow is looking to bounce back after two losses to ranked opponents last weekend. Another option for the Wolverines at 197 lbs is veteran Brendin Yatooma. The three-time national champion, Brooks, is in his first year at 197 lbs and hasn’t missed a beat at the higher weight. Only one of his six bouts this year have made it to the third period and that resulted in a tech fall :11 into the final stanza. Altogether, he has three techs and three falls. By chance, if this dual were to be within reach for the Wolverines heading into the final few matches, the Penn State bench can relax knowing they have the potential for bonus points in this contest with Brooks. Prediction: Brooks by tech fall (24-6 Penn State) 285 lbs #4 Lucas Davison (Michigan) vs. #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) We’ll close with a potential preview of the Big Ten finals or perhaps the NCAA semifinals with top-ranked Greg Kerkvliet and number-four, Lucas Davison. In fact, if rankings were to hold, this would be the exact matchup you’d see in the national semifinals. Davison is the third of three All-Americans that migrated north from Northwestern in the offseason. He’s thrived with former opponent and Hodge Trophy winner Mason Parris as a training partner at the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Davison has been an offensive machine with bonus points in 80% of his matches. That high-scoring potential helped propel him to the CKLV finals for a second consecutive year. Though they did not meet in this particular dual in 2023, Kerkvliet and Davison are semi-familiar with each other. They clashed in the 2022 Big Ten consolations and Kerkvliet came away with a 5-3 victory. Like Davison, Kerkvliet earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year in 2023. He was a Big Ten and national runner-up to the aforementioned Parris. Could the former Michigan heavyweight impart some wisdom to his successor on how to beat the Penn State big man? If you watched the All-Star Classic, you might think Kerkvliet was unbeatable by the way he disposed of 2023 NCAA third-place finisher Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force). In the three bouts that followed the Classic, Kerkvliet was able to earn bonus points. He’s now 6-0 on the season with bonus points in four of those contests. Prediction: Kerkvliet by decision Dual Projection: Penn State 27 Michigan 6

Between Ironman, Hall of Fame Duals, a couple Husker duals, and Blair-Sem-Delbarton, I’ve spent about 10 days at home in the last 40. For the first time in quite a while, I can sit back, relax, and get totally immersed in college wrestling this week. And it’s a robust slate. Let’s get into it… 5. It’s Conference Time From here on out, the majority of the college schedule is in-conference competition. With those matches being critical for seeding at qualifiers coupled with the low match counts for dozens of prominent contenders, I’m hoping it results in a drastic reduction of ‘ducking’ and/or high-profile matchups not materializing. 4. How Good is 2024 Michael DeAugustino? Two years ago, then at Northwestern, DeAugustino posted a terrific season that culminated in a 4th place finish at NCAA’s. But he’s been oft-injured and quite an enigma since. He was just 9-9 last year with highs (a win over Matt Ramos) and lows (a loss to Blake West). To start the year, he defaulted out of CKLV and stands at just 6-1 on the year. Well here’s a big spot for him. This weekend he gets #14 Braeden Davis (PSU) and #13 Dean Peterson (RU). If he gets through both, he’s once again a player in March and in a weight that’s totally up for grabs. 3. And More 125 In this topsy-turvy world of 125, Drake Ayala is the new #1 in the country. On Friday, he’ll face #2-Matt Ramos as the Hawks dual Purdue. 2. My (Other) Favorite Head-to-Heads #1 Ryan Crookham (LEH) vs. #10 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) No Previous Meetings #6 Dylan Ragusin (MICH) vs. #8 Dylan Shawver (RU) Ragusin won 4-1 a couple weeks ago at Midlands. #3 Peyton Robb (NEB) vs. #10 Michael Blockhus (MINN) Blockhus is fresh off a 5-4 win over #2-Jared Franek, who beat Robb last week. #9 Mitch Mesenbrink (PSU) vs. #10 Caleb Fish (MSU) Fish is coming off a win over #7 Cam Amine, who Mesenbrink wrestles Friday. #2 Dustin Plott (OKST) vs. #4 Trey Munoz (ORST) No Previous Meetings #3 Lenny Pinto (NEB) vs. #10 Isaiah Salazar (MINN) Salazar won 7-6 in last year’s dual. #5 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) vs. #12 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) Pitzer won 4-0 over Schultz at Midlands last season. 1. Almost All of PSU-Michigan Penn State is #1, Michigan #5. And on an individual level, there are so many good matchups and questions to be answered. Let’s start with PSU’s freshmen, which are all undefeated. Braeden Davis takes on veteran #5 Michael DeAugustino. Ty Kasak takes on super senior #6 Austin Gomez. Mitch Mesenbrink will face perennial All-American Cam Amine. 133 is a #4 vs. #6 matchup between Nagao and Ragusin.174 pits two NCAA Champions: Carter Starocci and Shane Griffith. And 285 has #1 Kerkvliet vs. #4 Davidson. That’s it for me this week. It’s going to be a fun one. And I get to watch every second of it from my own couch. Also - don’t forget to tune in to one of the best atmospheres in wrestling as Buchanan hosts Clovis tonight live on MatScouts.